Learn Rails by Building Instagram (2019, Rails 6)
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Introduction

What is Ruby on Rails?
Why Rails?
Initial Setup Requirements / START HERE
Troubleshooting Checklist
What are we Building?
Getting Started

Running rails new
Installing Bootstrap with Webpacker
Setting up our Basic Navbar
Adding Users

Installing Devise / Generating User model
Updating our Navbar with working links
Extending the User Edit page
Adding Flash Messages
Adding User Profiles
ActiveStorage Introduction

Installing ActiveStorage / Adding Avatars to Users
Posts

Creating Post Model and Controller
Adding Validations
Adding Post Feed (Post index)
Adding Posts to Profile / Post Deletion
Adding Likes to Posts
Post Comments

Starting to add Post Comments
Installing Stimulus.js & Finishing Basic Comments
Paginating Comments for infinite scroll (custom pagination with Stimulus)
ActionCable Introduction / Realtime Comments
Comment Fixes / Touchups
Allow Adding Comment on Post Creation
User Following

Creating our Follow model
Wiring up Following
Only See Posts From People You Follow
Preparing for Production / Deployment

Polishing User Profile
Polishing User Edit Page & Devise Error Message Helper
Polishing Signup and Login Pages
Polishing Forgot Password and Welcome Page
Adding Local Time
Deploying to Hatchbox
Conclusion / Thank You

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Source Code

Getting Started

Initial project setup for our application that you will likely likely be able to apply to other projects you do.

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