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What's New in Ruby on Rails 8
Let's explore everything that Rails 8 has to offer.
Kamal 2 also integrates with Thruster, a custom proxy built specifically for Rails that enables zero-downtime deployments, HTTP/2 support, automated SSL with Let's Encrypt, Gzip compression, and easy hosting of multiple apps on a single server — all without complex setup. Unlike Sprockets, which took on numerous additional tasks, Propshaft focuses only on what's essential, fitting naturally with the new Rails philosophy of keeping asset pipelines lean (while complex JavaScript handling is left to specialized tools like Esbuild or Vite). Rails 8 introduces a range of impactful updates, from easier deployments with Kamal and a modern asset pipeline to significant ActiveRecord enhancements and improved production capabilities for SQLite.
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