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Audit your Gemfile.lock, schema.rb & configs for:
outdated gems
security flags
missing indexes
risky config defaults
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I don’t mind opening a Rails app that hasn’t been touched in 4 years.
I like grepping through ancient mailers, figuring out why your Sidekiq jobs won’t shut up, or upgrading a scary old application.js.
I’ve been doing this stuff for 20 years.
I’m not the cheapest. But I’m fast, clear, and founder-friendly.
My Rails Rescue Sprint is 1 week, flat rate, and focused on fixing what’s broken now.
If that’s what you need:
đź”— https://philsmy.gumroad.com/l/rails-rescue
A focused, founder-friendly Rails cleanup for buggy, outdated, or messy apps.🚨 Is your Rails app slow, outdated, or throwing random errors? I’ll fix it—fast, clean, and without the usual dev drama.✅ What You Get: 1 week of focused Rails development (up to 10 hours) Bug fixing, cleanup, and stabilization of your app Upgrade help (e.g., Rails 5 → 7, Turbo, Stimulus) Asynchronous communication (Slack/email) + 1 live call A no-nonsense “what to fix next” report at the end 👤 Who This Is For: Founders with a broken or legacy Rails app Solo devs who inherited a mess Teams who need fast help before a launch Anyone who’s afraid to deploy their code 🧠Why Me?I’ve been building and rescuing Ruby on Rails apps for over 20 years.I founded Zonmaster (Amazon seller SaaS), MagnetManager (AI-driven lead magnet creation), co-founded Toygaroo (featured on Shark Tank), and helped founders from Radiopaedia.org to BetVictor.com scale or stabilize their software without burning out.I’ve seen—and fixed—it all.💸 Price: $1,250 USD(You can reserve your sprint here. I’ll follow up within 24 hours to confirm your timeline and get access to your codebase.)⚠️ Note: This is for smaller or focused projects. If you need a full rebuild or want longer-term support, just message me—happy to chat.
Dear founder,
If your Rails app is:
• Breaking in weird ways
• Throwing 500s you don’t understand
• Terrifying to deploy
• Built by someone who vanished
…you are not alone. And you don’t need to scrap it all.
My Rails Rescue Sprint is built for you.
1 week of focused dev, founder-friendly communication, and zero judgment.
I fix the mess and hand it back better.
A focused, founder-friendly Rails cleanup for buggy, outdated, or messy apps.🚨 Is your Rails app slow, outdated, or throwing random errors? I’ll fix it—fast, clean, and without the usual dev drama.✅ What You Get: 1 week of focused Rails development (up to 10 hours) Bug fixing, cleanup, and stabilization of your app Upgrade help (e.g., Rails 5 → 7, Turbo, Stimulus) Asynchronous communication (Slack/email) + 1 live call A no-nonsense “what to fix next” report at the end 👤 Who This Is For: Founders with a broken or legacy Rails app Solo devs who inherited a mess Teams who need fast help before a launch Anyone who’s afraid to deploy their code 🧠Why Me?I’ve been building and rescuing Ruby on Rails apps for over 20 years.I founded Zonmaster (Amazon seller SaaS), MagnetManager (AI-driven lead magnet creation), co-founded Toygaroo (featured on Shark Tank), and helped founders from Radiopaedia.org to BetVictor.com scale or stabilize their software without burning out.I’ve seen—and fixed—it all.💸 Price: $1,250 USD(You can reserve your sprint here. I’ll follow up within 24 hours to confirm your timeline and get access to your codebase.)⚠️ Note: This is for smaller or focused projects. If you need a full rebuild or want longer-term support, just message me—happy to chat.
Deploying your #RubyOnRails app shouldn’t require 6 YAML files, an OIDC token, and a weekly Slack meltdown.
If your deploy process feels like a risk every time…
It’s not you.
It’s the system.
Next week, I’m showing the exact deploy setup I use—clean, containerized, CI-free.
No dogma. Just what works.
Tired of nobody watching your “team enrichment” videos?
Stop sharing 6-hour epic playlists.
Try 2-minute screencasts, a dev Slack channel, and a touch of code review praise.
Invite, don’t preach.
You’ll get less eye-rolls, more engagement.
This works. I’ve done it.
I still deploy #RubyOnRails apps with Capistrano.
Not out of nostalgia. Out of experience.
I run it inside Docker, with no CI and no SSH agents.
It works on my machine. And on any other machine. And that’s the point.
Most “modern” deploys break because the stack is over-engineered.
Legacy tooling + deliberate constraints = elegant resilience.
Half of hybrid team drama starts with one hallway conversation that didn’t make it to Slack.
If your team is remote-ish, it must be remote-first.
That means documenting everything.
Zoom meetings, even in-office.
Shared notes.
Transparent decisions.
No mind-reading.
Mentioned this in my latest Rails Rescue calls. Painful pattern, easy(ish) fix.
Most Rails apps don’t need to be rebuilt.
They need:
– Deploys that don’t feel like Russian roulette
– Sidekiq queues that don’t silently fail
– Indexes that match actual queries
I’ve stopped selling perfection.
I offer momentum and stability.
Not sexy. Just functional.
And that’s what turns “should we rebuild?” into “we can ship again.”