---
title: "Install Ruby on Rails 5 on Ubuntu: TLDR"
author: "Yaroslav Shmarov"
date: "2020-09-07"
canonical_url: "https://blog.superails.com/install-ruby-on-rails-5-on-ubuntu"
markdown_url: "https://blog.superails.com/install-ruby-on-rails-5-on-ubuntu.md"
description: "Maybe you want to install a newer version? Install Ruby on Rails 6 Install Ruby on Rails 5: Set up Postgresql: Extended Tutorial on installing Postgresql"
tags: ["ruby-on-rails-5","installation","ubuntu","webpacker","yarn","tldr"]
license: "GNU AGPL v3. Credit Yaroslav Shmarov and link the canonical URL."
---

# Install Ruby on Rails 5 on Ubuntu: TLDR

Maybe you want to install a newer version? [Install Ruby on Rails 6](https://blog.superails.com/install-ruby-on-rails-6-on-ubuntu)

* Install Ruby on Rails 5:

```
rvm install ruby-2.7.2
rvm --default use 2.7.2
rvm uninstall 2.7.1
gem install rails -v 5.2.4.3
```

* Set up Postgresql:

```
sudo apt install postgresql libpq-dev
sudo su postgres
createuser --interactive
ubuntu
y 
exit
```

Extended Tutorial on [installing Postgresql](https://blog.superails.com/ruby-on-rails-install-postgresql)