Build A Photo Blog With Ruby On Rails

Learn how to build a robust Ruby on Rails photo uploading and management application in this project based course.

What you'll learn
Learn how to build a Ruby on Rails photo uploading application
Learn how to work with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) API
Fully scaffold a blog application
Learn skills such as dynamic image sizing
Build applications with a MVC (model, view, controller) structure
Gain an introductory level of experience with RSpec testing
Work with the Postgres database
Requirements
Basic understanding of the Ruby on Rails framework
Have Ruby on Rails setup on their systems
Description
In this intermediate Ruby on Rails development course you will learn how to create a rails application from scratch and implement all of the code necessary for creating a photo uploading feature for a blog. This includes: creating and scaffolding the rails application with full CRUD functionality, building out the upload configuration files and dynamic sizing methods, connecting to the Amazon S3 CDN server for both uploading and downloading files for the application, building out the view files in the application to render the images, and much more. At the end I've also included an introduction to RSpec testing and how to integrate it into the application.The frameworks, systems, and libraries you will learn how to use in this course are:Ruby on Rails, version 4.2Carrierwave for file upload processingAmazon Web Services (AWS) CDN API for storing and retrieving image filesFigaro for secure credential managementFog for AWS API connectionsRspec for automated testingMiniMagick for dynamically manipulating file sizesActiveRecord for managing database migrations and queriesAnd the processes associated with building a real Ruby on Rails web application!By the end of this course you will be able to create a fully functional image uploading application, you can either extend it's functionality to turn it into something that fits your needs, or leverage the processes to include photo uploading and management into your own applications.All of the source code for the working application is available for students to review and use.Finally, it's my goal that all students are able to get through the course successfully, and I therefore check the course message board daily and assist students through any parts of the course.

Overview

Section 1: Application Creation

Lecture 1 Creating the Rails Application

Lecture 2 Reviewing the File Setup in the Application

Lecture 3 Setting up the application's Model, Views, and Controller

Lecture 4 Working with the Rails Console

Lecture 5 Integrating Validations for Data Integrity

Lecture 6 Setting up the homepage in the route's file

Section 2: Integrate photo uploading processes

Lecture 7 Gems for image uploading and connecting to the AWS API

Lecture 8 Creating the Carrierwave Upload Generator File

Lecture 9 Configuring the file upload parameters with custom resize methods

Lecture 10 Integrating the photo upload process into the model

Lecture 11 Setting up Figaro for secure environment variable management

Section 3: Connecting to the AWS CDN

Lecture 12 Creating AWS Buckets on the CDN server

Lecture 13 Integrating a connector to the AWS API with Fog

Section 4: Integrating photo uploading and rendering

Lecture 14 Integrating the file upload field into the view form

Lecture 15 Rendering images from the server onto the web application

Lecture 16 Integrating photo rendering on the homepage

Lecture 17 Making images clickable

Section 5: Introduction to Rspec Testing

Lecture 18 RSpec Setup and Installation

Lecture 19 Creating the User Model

Lecture 20 Creating and Running User Validation Tests

Lecture 21 Integrating Length Validations and Running in Documentation Mode

This Ruby on Rails course is meant for developers with a basic level of Ruby on Rails experience, this is an intermediate level course.