The latest articles on DEV Community by Andres Becker (@andresbecker). https://dev.to/andresbecker https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F799011%2F5a4369f0-91fc-4a9b-859e-bfe547fe68aa.jpeg https://dev.to/andresbecker en Andres Becker Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:43:17 +0000 https://dev.to/andresbecker/creating-a-new-database-in-rails-2b2e https://dev.to/andresbecker/creating-a-new-database-in-rails-2b2e <p>To create a new database in Rails, you can use the rails db:create command. This will create a new database for your Rails application using the database adapter and settings specified in your <code>config/database.yml</code> file. For example, if you are using SQLite as your database, you would run the following command:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>rails db:create </code></pre> </div> <p>This will create a new database for your Rails application in the db directory — SQLite by default, but you may have configured a different database already, such as Postgresql. You can then use the <code>rails db:migrate command</code> to run any pending database migrations, which will set up the necessary tables and schema for your application.</p> <p>Keep in mind that you will need to have a database server installed and running on your system in order to use this command. If you are using a database other than SQLite, you will also need to ensure that the necessary database drivers and libraries are installed on your system.</p> rails ruby database postgres