Rucksack

What is it?

Simply put, this is an collaborative organization tool, inspired by a certain other collaborative organization tool.

The key feature is that you have "Pages" which can contain any of the following content (or "widgets"):

Notes
Lists
Separators (or you can call them headings)
Files
Images

These pages can be edited by yourself and any other user you choose to share it to. You can also re-order and move content between pages.

In addition there are a few complimentary features, namely:

Reminders
Journals & Status (think Twitter)

What does it look like?

What about a demo?

Currently there is no demo available. However since rucksack takes mere minutes to install, who needs a demo? :)

Sounds great, how do i install it?

Firstly, make a "config/database.yml" file based off of "config/database.example.yml". If you want a quick start, you can use the file as-is since it is already set up to use a local SQLite database.

Next, you'll want to actually install the initial content. You can do this by typing in the following command:

script/setup

Next, run it either by pointing Phusion Passenger to the public folder, or run the local server, e.g.:

script/rails server

Finally, login. The default credentials are:

Username: admin
Password: password

I just upgraded and now it doesn't work!

The most likely explanation is that the database schema has been updated. You'll need to type in the following command to resolve this:

rake db:migrate

Have fun!