# rails/docked

Running Rails from Docker for easy start to development

Repository: https://github.com/rails/docked
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docked
Language: Dockerfile
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-05-28T17:40:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 42/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 23, release rhythm 35, longevity 97
- inputs: {"age_days": 1359, "days_push": 462, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1305, forks 62 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.725322+00:00)

## What it is
Docked Rails CLI is a Docker-based wrapper that lets newcomers run Rails with only Docker installed, via a simple 'docked' alias around the official Rails CLI image. It bundles the dependencies needed for a default 'rails new' app so beginners can scaffold and run a Rails app without installing Ruby locally.

## Use cases
- set up rails development environment with only docker installed
- create a new rails app as a beginner without installing ruby
- run rails server and scaffolding commands through docker
- quickly try out rails on windows via wsl
- avoid local ruby and dependency setup for rails tutorials

## When to choose
- you are new to Rails and want the fastest possible start
- you only have Docker available and don't want to install Ruby
- you're following beginner tutorials using default SQLite setup

## When to avoid
- you need a full production or team development setup
- your app requires PostgreSQL, Redis, or other extra services
- you already have a working Ruby/Rails environment

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, container-runtime, web-framework
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: rails, docker, beginner-friendly, ruby, scaffolding, onboarding, command-line, containers, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rails/docked (main) score 42

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.725322+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:51:03.975795+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rails/docked (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.725322+00:00, sha 818b968a6945)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.