Getting the entire ruby stack up and running on Windows is a bit tricky. To help out the process we’ve posted a new Windows setup docs page.

This 10 minute screencast walks you through the process. It follows the outstanding instructions put together by Sarah Mei for the Ruby on Rails Workshops.

NOTE: This documentation is out-of-date and no longer supported. It will not work with the current version of the Heroku platform. For the latest information about setting up custom domains on Heroku please use this article from the Heroku Dev Center.

Today is a twofer on the screencast front.

Setting up custom domains & DNS is one of those necessary evils that no one likes, and is way more confusing than it should be. Adding insult to injury, there’s not one solution for all cases. At a high level, the process is fairly easy. First, you need to point your domain to Heroku with your DNS provider (such as GoDaddy). Once your domain is pointed to Heroku, you then need to tell...

We’re introducing a series of screencasts going over how Heroku works, how to use it, and some common ways to make your experience better.

To kick this off, I’ve put together a quick <5 minute overview of creating your first Heroku application.

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If you’ve got ideas on other screencasts you’d like to see, let us know in the comments!