Ruby on Rails project generator

Cut two days of Rails app configuration to a few minutes, for every new project.

How Hix sets up a project

Hix on Rails injects the setup wizard into the usual Ruby on Rails new project creation flow.

After selecting what's needed for your project from multiple semantically categorized options you end up with a ready to use, perfectly configured Ruby on Rails application.

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Ruby on Rails CircleCI Continous Integration jobs

Hix minds Code Quality...

Hix on Rails comes preconfigured with multiple choices of popular tools that vastly improve Ruby on Rails project maintainability.

Thanks to hooking them up together into the freshly initialized project you don't have to worry about maintaining a high quality of the new project's codebase.

New applications are ensured to align with widely known Best Practices™ from the huge Ruby on Rails community, from day one.

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...and project checklist

Hix on Rails configures all the aspects of professionally set up Ruby on Rails application based on your need.

Asynchronous code execution
Continuous integration
Data storage
Environment management
Logging

Request / response standard
Security
Static code analysis
Tests
Validation
Version Control

It all takes only a few minutes, saving both the time and trouble of finding out the correct setup for a wide range of popular tools that improve Ruby on Rails development experience.

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Ruby on Rails advanced project checklist

Pick your own Ruby on Rails toolset

With Hix on Rails, you get out of the box configuration for multiple frameworks and libraries, including all mentioned below.

SQL database setup

Fully configured, last stable MySQL or PostgreSQL for persistent data storage.

Redis, Sentinel and Sidekiq for Ruby on Rails

Redis + Sentinel + Sidekiq

Highly available key-value data storage with asynchronous code execution.

Logger configuration

Real-time dashboard for application crash tracking.

RSpec + Code Coverage

Best Ruby testing framework with code coverage reports.

Static Code Analysis Tools

Code protected from common mistakes with Rubocop, Brakeman and more.

Github + CircleCI

Code Quality checked on your remote git repository, continuously.

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Minimal requirements

Hix on Rails works with macOS and Linux-based operating systems.

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Proven and tested

A trustworthy partner in your next Ruby on Rails project.

Hix is an excellent generator that allows you to skip boring repetitive actions that are necessary to start a new project.

You can choose between many popular frameworks and libraries so it's suitable for most projects and everything is already set up for you. I can say from my personal experience that is a real timesaver!

Wojciech Krzywda

Ruby on Rails Developer @mfind

My name is Wojtek and I am a Ruby on Rails developer. I happily work with Hix on Rails and highly recommend it for everyone who wants to focus on an important stuff.