thoughtbot/suspenders resource

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4043 stars · 520 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Suspenders is a Rails application template gem by thoughtbot that generates new Ruby on Rails apps preconfigured with their standard defaults, including PostgreSQL, RSpec, and Sidekiq. It is optimized for deployment to Heroku and provides a jump start for new web applications.

Use cases

• generate a new rails app with sensible defaults
• bootstrap a ruby on rails project with rspec and postgresql
• create a rails app ready to deploy to heroku
• skip rails default test framework in favor of rspec
• set up sidekiq background jobs in a new rails app
• standardize rails project setup across a team

When to choose

• you're starting a new Rails app and want thoughtbot's opinionated defaults
• you plan to deploy to Heroku with PostgreSQL, Redis, and Sidekiq
• you prefer RSpec over Rails' default test framework
• you want a fast, standardized project scaffold

When to avoid

• you don't use Ruby on Rails
• you want a minimal, unopinionated Rails setup
• you deploy somewhere other than Heroku or prefer the Solid gems over Sidekiq
• you use a database other than PostgreSQL

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

web-framework build-tool developer-tools testing deployment web-development backend developer-tools ruby cli cloud rails-template heroku rspec postgresql sidekiq application-generator thoughtbot boilerplate automation web-server

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