To follow along, you'll need to have Rails 4.x and PostgreSQL installed. If you do NOT have these tools available, then work with a partner who has them.
git clone https://github.com/gmac/muppets-api.git
Or, fork this repo and clone down your own copy.
cd muppets-api
bundle install
rake db:create
rake db:migrate
rake db:seed
rails s
Then go to localhost:3000/muppets. Once you're up and running, take 15 minutes to review this application's Rails configuration with a partner. It should look very familiar... the existing routes, controllers, and views are structured as a boilerplate Rails CRUD application.