Description¶ ↑

This project is an example website that showcases the acts_as_dashboard gem.

Demo Site¶ ↑

You can see acts_as_dashboard live at cretaceouslabs.com/dashboard_example .

Installing this example site.¶ ↑

To get the example up and running for yourself:

1. Clone or export this repo.

   $ git clone http://github.com/nickhoffman/acts_as_dashboard_example.git
   $ cd acts_as_dashboard_example/

2. Start WEBrick.

   $ script/server

3. View the dashboard at localhost:3000

4. Configure the dashboard by editing app/controllers/dashboards_controller.rb .

5. Reload the dashboard in your web browser.

Using acts_as_dashboard in your own app.¶ ↑

When you’re ready to use acts_as_dashboard in one of your own apps:

1. Install the gem.

   $ sudo gem install acts_as_dashboard

2. Learn how the dashboard generator works. It’s very simple.

3. Run the dashboard generator in your app.

   $ script/generate dashboard [optional_dashboard_name]