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diff --git a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md index 590ad5738e..3a9a4e73a6 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md @@ -594,4 +594,4 @@ Before the interceptor can do its job you need to register it with the Action Ma ActionMailer::Base.register_interceptor(SandboxEmailInterceptor) if Rails.env.staging? ``` -NOTE: The example above uses a custom environment called "staging" for a production like server but for testing purposes. +NOTE: The example above uses a custom environment called "staging" for a production like server but for testing purposes. You can read [Creating Rails environments](./configuring.html#creating-rails-environments) for more information about custom Rails environments. diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md index cd0b99b177..c18cd08264 100644 --- a/guides/source/configuring.md +++ b/guides/source/configuring.md @@ -552,6 +552,13 @@ development: Change the username and password in the `development` section as appropriate. +### Creating Rails environments + +By default Rails ships with three environments (production, development and test). While these are sufficient for most use cases, there are circumstances when you want more environments. Imagine you have a server, which mirrors the production environment but is only used for testing. You can create a separate environment for this server by creating a file called `config/environments/staging.rb`. This will create a new environment called "staging". You can use the contents of any existing file in `config/environments` as a starting point and make the necessary changes from there. + +After you created the environment file you can now start a server with `rails server -e staging` or a console with `rails console staging` + + Rails Environment Settings -------------------------- |