RubyGems in cPanel and its removal in version 136

Overview

RubyGems is the package manager of the Ruby language. Developers use its self-contained package format to share Ruby programs and libraries.

Further reading is available in the RubyGems guides.

Ruby Gem Installer

Set up a Ruby application with these steps:

1. Request that your hosting provider install Ruby through these EasyApache 4 packages:
   • The ea-apache24-mod_env module.
   • The ea-ruby24-ruby-devel module.
2. Build the Ruby application on the server. How to Create Ruby Web Applications contains an example.
3. Register the application in Application Manager (cPanel » Home » Software » Application Manager).

Installed Ruby Gems

Every Ruby Gem present on your server appears in the Installed Ruby Gem(s) table.

The table gives these details for each gem:

• Module Name — name of the gem.
• Version — its version number.
• Actions — what you can do with the gem:
  • Update — bring the gem to its latest version.
  • Reinstall — install the gem again.
  • Uninstall — delete the gem from the server.
  • Show Docs — open the gem's documentation.