r/rubyonrails is a subreddit with 24k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses rails, ruby, project, newsletter, and remote, and they frequently recommend/review code editor, cloud provider, and headless cms.
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Ruby on Rails, often simply Rails, is an open source web application framework which runs on the Ruby programming language.
Popular Themes in r/rubyonrails
#1
Advice Requests
: "Help me catch up on Rails since 2012 (or send memes)"
14 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Looking for a job As A Ruby on Rails Developer | Hotwire, Turbo Native"
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "The Secret to a Successful MVP Lies in the Tools You Use
"
7 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Apply to speak at Rails World 2025"
5 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I rewrote my Next.js app in Rails"
4 posts
#6
News
: "Rails World CFP, YJIT configuration and more!"
3 posts
#7
Pain & Anger
: "I keep getting passed over"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/rubyonrails
#1
Rails
: "Ruby on Rails is so damn good. "
143 posts
#2
Ruby
: "Ruby on Rails is so damn good. "
83 posts
#3
Project
: "What is your preferred RoR full tech stack and why? What is your Project about?"
16 posts
#4
Newsletter
: "Short Ruby Newsletter - edition 139"
10 posts
#5
Remote
: "[HIRING] Director of Engineering (Remote, US/Canada)"
9 posts
#6
Development
: "Ruby on Rails Job Market 2024"
8 posts
#7
Job
: "Ruby on Rails Job Market 2024"
7 posts
#8
Docker
: "Need help with basic Docker setup to play nicely with localhost usage. Docker newbie here, xposting in Docker and Rails subreddits."
6 posts
#9
Turbo
: "Mastering Turbo in Rails and RubyMine"
4 posts
#10
Talks
: "We're hosting DHH at our university — what would you ask him?"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/rubyonrails
Code Editor
16 reviews
#1
RubyMine
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Sublime Text
3.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Zed
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Cloud Provider
8 reviews
#1
Heroku
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
AWS
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Linode
4.0★ from 1 review
Headless Cms
7 reviews
#1
Butter
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Sanity
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Prismic
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/rubyonrails
#1
News
: "The 2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey is open — would love your input (9th year running!)"
13 posts
#2
Help
: "Lack motivation to work"
12 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Rails db:seed:replant"
11 posts
#4
Jobs
: "Ruby project looking for extra hands"
7 posts
#5
Question
: "How to *get*' Rails"
7 posts
#6
Gem
: "GitHub - mbajur/inner_performance: The no-Redis, database-backed modest performance monitoring tool for your Rails app."
6 posts
#7
Tutorial/Walk-Through
: "How We Survived 10k Requests a Second: Switching to Signed Asset URLs in an Emergency"
4 posts
#8
Video/Screencast
: "DHH: Basecamp 5, Vibe Coding, and the Future of Rails"
4 posts
#9
Update/Release
: "Rails 7.2.0 is out!"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/rubyonrails
Yearly
+1k members(4.5%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026