Or you can do what heroku does, and use thin. Just gem install it, and start it. Java has a similar approach with jetty. Both solutions are inadequate, at least

Or you can do what heroku does, and use thin. Just gem install it, and start it. Java has a similar approach with jetty. Both solutions are inadequate, at least standalone, as you get a few more users or require more security/performance. But for starting, it is simple and easy.