setup-log contact rails contact -- setup app mysqladmin -u root -p create contact -- setup dbms rake db:migrate -- tests, if dbms is ready ruby script/generate model entry -- setup model for contact-entrys ruby script/generate controller admin -- setup mvC for contact-entrys edit app/controllers/* -- setup scaffolding for a rough implementation of admin-interface ruby script/generate migration xxx --changes to dbms or creation of testdata ruby script/generate scaffold entry admin --setup static scaffolding rake db:sessions:create -- to store sessions via database; easy replication over server-boundaries active it in config->environment.rb rake db:sessions:clear --delete content from sessiontable, if you changed something there