How to start rails server - ruby-on-rails

Question

I am new to Ruby. I would like to start my rails server. I have already installed ruby and rails.
ruby -v
ruby 2.7.1p83 (2020-03-31 revision a0c7c23c9c) [i386-mingw32]
rails -v
Rails 6.0.3.3
Then I open the terminal in VS Code and type:
rails server
Usage:
rails new APP_PATH [options]
Options:
[--skip-namespace], [--no-skip-namespace] # Skip namespace (affects only isolated applications)
-r, [--ruby=PATH] # Path to the Ruby binary of your choice
# Default: C:/Ruby27/bin/ruby.exe
-m, [--template=TEMPLATE] # Path to some application template (can be a filesystem path or URL)
-d, [--database=DATABASE] # Preconfigure for selected database (options: mysql/postgresql/sqlite3/oracle/frontbase/ibm_db/sqlserver/jdbcmysql/jdbcsqlite3/jdbcpostgresql/jdbc)
# Default: sqlite3
[--skip-gemfile], [--no-skip-gemfile] # Don't create a Gemfile
-G, [--skip-git], [--no-skip-git] # Skip .gitignore file
[--skip-keeps], [--no-skip-keeps] # Skip source control .keep files
-M, [--skip-action-mailer], [--no-skip-action-mailer] # Skip Action Mailer files
[--skip-action-mailbox], [--no-skip-action-mailbox] # Skip Action Mailbox gem
[--skip-action-text], [--no-skip-action-text] # Skip Action Text gem
-O, [--skip-active-record], [--no-skip-active-record] # Skip Active Record files
[--skip-active-storage], [--no-skip-active-storage] # Skip Active Storage files
-P, [--skip-puma], [--no-skip-puma] # Skip Puma related files
-C, [--skip-action-cable], [--no-skip-action-cable] # Skip Action Cable files
-S, [--skip-sprockets], [--no-skip-sprockets] # Skip Sprockets files
[--skip-spring], [--no-skip-spring] # Don't install Spring application
preloader
[--skip-listen], [--no-skip-listen] # Don't generate configuration that depends on the listen gem
-J, [--skip-javascript], [--no-skip-javascript] # Skip JavaScript files
[--skip-turbolinks], [--no-skip-turbolinks] # Skip turbolinks gem
-T, [--skip-test], [--no-skip-test] # Skip test files
[--skip-system-test], [--no-skip-system-test] # Skip system test files
[--skip-bootsnap], [--no-skip-bootsnap] # Skip bootsnap gem
[--dev], [--no-dev] # Setup the application with Gemfile pointing to your Rails checkout
[--edge], [--no-edge] # Setup the application with Gemfile pointing to Rails repository
[--rc=RC] # Path to file containing extra configuration options for rails command
[--no-rc], [--no-no-rc] # Skip loading of extra configuration options from .railsrc file
[--api], [--no-api] # Preconfigure smaller stack for API only apps
-B, [--skip-bundle], [--no-skip-bundle] # Don't run bundle install
--webpacker, [--webpack=WEBPACK] # Preconfigure Webpack with a particular framework (options: react, vue, angular, elm, stimulus)
[--skip-webpack-install], [--no-skip-webpack-install] # Don't run Webpack install
Runtime options:
-f, [--force] # Overwrite files that already exist
-p, [--pretend], [--no-pretend] # Run but do not make any changes
-q, [--quiet], [--no-quiet] # Suppress status output
-s, [--skip], [--no-skip] # Skip files that already exist
Rails options:
-h, [--help], [--no-help] # Show this help message and quit
-v, [--version], [--no-version] # Show Rails version number and quit
Description:
The 'rails new' command creates a new Rails application with a default
directory structure and configuration at the path you specify.
You can specify extra command-line arguments to be used every time
'rails new' runs in the .railsrc configuration file in your home directory.
Note that the arguments specified in the .railsrc file don't affect the
defaults values shown above in this help message.
Example:
rails new ~/Code/Ruby/weblog
This generates a skeletal Rails installation in ~/Code/Ruby/weblog.
However, when I type http://localhost:3000/ into my web browser (Google chrome) I got an error message "This site can’t be reached localhost refused to connect." According to this tutorial (https://hackernoon.com/how-to-create-your-first-ruby-on-rails-application-in-no-time-nw423zf9) I should get , but I don`t. How can I fix it please?

Answer 1

It sounds like you haven't initialized a Rails project yet.
rails new <your project name>
After you initialize your project, then you can cd into the project directory that's created and run rails s.

Answer 2

Rails is a framework, it comes in a package that you've installed (in ruby packages are called "gems").
To start a server - you need to create a project, go into its directory and start rails server from there. That is what rails suggest you to do, when you run it from somewhere else (and it does not recognize being inside a project)