The easy way to install Ruby on Windows

This is a self-contained Windows-based installer that includes the Ruby language, an execution environment, important documentation, and more.

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RubyInstaller 2.6.4-1, 2.5.6-1 and 2.4.7-1 released

RubyInstaller versions 2.6.4-1, 2.5.6-1 and 2.4.7-1 are released. These are maintenance releases with bug and security fixes.

2019-09-10 Read full article

RubyInstaller 2.6.0-1 released

RubyInstaller-2.6.0-1 has been released. See the ruby-2.6.0 release post and the the RubyInstaller CHANGELOG for more details. Please note, that many gems are not yet compatible with Ruby-2.6 on Windows. You should therefore stay on 2.5 until 2.6 is well supported, unless you want to contribute and fix remaining issues.

2019-01-06 Read full article

RubyInstaller 2.5.3-1 and 2.4.5-1 with code signature released

RubyInstaller-2.5.3-1 and RubyInstaller-2.4.5-1 are released. These are maintenance releases with bug and security fixes. See ruby-2.4.5 release notes and ruby-2.5.2 release notes. Bundled OpenSSL versions are updated to 1.0.2p and 1.1.1.

2018-10-21 Read full article

RubyInstaller 2.5.1-2 and 2.4.4-2 released

RubyInstaller-2.5.1-2 and RubyInstaller-2.4.4-2 are released. These maintenance releases fix a bug in ridk install which prevented the download of MSYS2 and update to the MSYS2 installer version 20180531. More details are provided in the CHANGELOG.

2018-06-24 Read full article

RubyInstaller 2.5.1-1 and 2.4.4-1 released with and without builtin Devkit

RubyInstaller-2.5.1-1 and RubyInstaller-2.4.4-1 are released. These are maintenance releases with some bug and several security fixes. See ruby-2.4.4 release notes and ruby-2.5.1 release notes. In addition bundled OpenSSL versions are updated to 1.0.2o and 1.1.0h.

2018-03-29 Read full article

Is RubyInstaller for you?

RubyInstaller is the easiest and most used Ruby environment on Windows. And Ruby is a great language for beginners as well as professionals. It’s suitable for small scripts as well as large applications. RubyInstaller combines the possibilities of native Windows programs with the rich UNIX toolset of MSYS2 and the large repository of MINGW libraries. It is a great foundation to use Ruby for development and production … Read more

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