What's New in Ruby on Rails 8

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  • thruster

    Kamal 2 also integrates with Thruster, a custom proxy built specifically for Rails that enables zero-downtime deployments, HTTP/2 support, automated SSL with Let's Encrypt, Gzip compression, and easy hosting of multiple apps on a single server — all without complex setup.

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  • solid_cable

    A database backed ActionCable adapter

    With Rails 8, you can handle all these with just SQLite, thanks to three new database-backed adapters: Solid Cable, Solid Cache, and Solid Queue.

  • solid_cache

    A database-backed ActiveSupport::Cache::Store

    With Rails 8, you can handle all these with just SQLite, thanks to three new database-backed adapters: Solid Cable, Solid Cache, and Solid Queue.

  • kamal

    Deploy web apps anywhere.

    Kamal 2 reduces the need for reliance on managed cloud services and Platform as a Service (PaaS) platforms by enabling quick and easy deployment to cloud VMs, bare metal servers, or VPS environments in just minutes.

  • solid_queue

    Database-backed Active Job backend

    With Rails 8, you can handle all these with just SQLite, thanks to three new database-backed adapters: Solid Cable, Solid Cache, and Solid Queue.

  • propshaft

    Deliver assets for Rails

    Rails 8 also introduces Propshaft as the new asset pipeline default, replacing the long-standing Sprockets system. Sprockets served Rails developers well for over a decade, but it was designed in a different era — before the explosion of JavaScript build tools and modern browser improvements.

  • sprockets

    Rack-based asset packaging system (by rails)

    Rails 8 also introduces Propshaft as the new asset pipeline default, replacing the long-standing Sprockets system. Sprockets served Rails developers well for over a decade, but it was designed in a different era — before the explosion of JavaScript build tools and modern browser improvements.

  • Ruby on Rails

    Ruby on Rails

    If you want to get involved with contributing to Rails, visit the Rails GitHub repository to explore open issues and review the contribution guidelines.

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