Now that the beta release of Ruby on Rails 3 is available, we wanted to make it easy for you to check out all of the improvements that have been made. We just released a new version of BitNami RubyStack that allows you to install a complete, ready-to-run Rails 3 environment in just a few clicks. If you choose to install the stack natively, you will be asked if you want to install the Rails 3 gems or not. If you opt out, you will have a stable release of Rails installed and completely configured.
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Visit rails3info.com and find out all you need to know about the new Ruby on Rails 3! Tutorials, presentations and articles in one convenient place…. more

Ctdh, a BitNami community member, has generously provided us with a great tutorial on how to make persistent data in Amazon Machine Images :

We’re excited to announce the first ever OpsCamp, sponsored by BitNami, Zenoss, Redmonk and ReductiveLabs. OpsCamp is an unconference for systems management professionals interested in cloud computing. It is being held on January 30th in Austin, Texas. Attendance is free, but space is limited, so if you are interested in attending, be sure to register soon. If you’re not familiar with the unconference format, it is a participant-drive event that encourages everyone to get involved. The sessions are proposed and scheduled at the start of an event and anyone can propose and lead a session if there is… more

A few days ago we released Enano CMS 1.1.7. This release incorporates multiple new features: * A new, lean wiki engine * A brand new theme, Enanium, usable while looking great. * A redesigned Administrative dashboard in the Administrative Control Panel * A new interface for viewing site logs, with more logged data to be able to audit more effectively * Includes PostgreSQL support * Improved Internet Explorer support. * Unicode (UTF-8) support everywhere. * A new (work in progress) tutorial for new users. * Live Re-Authentication. Administrator authentication doesn’t reload the whole page. * And more…

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As you may know, we recently released BitNami RubyStack 2.0, which includes a number of updates and enhancements. The primary changes are the addition of Ruby Enterprise for OS X and Linux and Phussion Passenger configured by default with Apache and Nginx. We have also improved performance and streamlined the deployment process. If you haven’t experimented with Ruby on Rails yet, BitNami RubyStack makes it incredibly easy. Just visit the download page and choose from a native installer, a virtual machine image, or a cloud template (for Amazon and GoGrid). Regardless of the deployment option you choose, you… more