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Getting Started

Getting Started with JRuby

JRuby is one of the easiest Ruby implementations to set up. Let's start with the basic instructions:

  1. Download JRuby: Visit the download page and grab the binaries for the latest JRuby release.
  2. Unpack JRuby: Unpack the file you downloaded. You'll then have a "jruby-<version>" directory.
  3. Run JRuby: The JRuby startup script lives in the "bin" directory. Run "bin/jruby -v" to confirm it.

That's about it!

Windows

If you're on Windows, we've already prepared several flavors of installers for you. Just pick 32- or 64-bit, and whether to bundle the Java Virtual Machine or not.

Other ways to get JRuby

If you use RVM, then installing JRuby is also a piece of cake:

rvm install jruby

JRuby might also be available as OS packages for your favorite package manager, check the JRuby Distributions page for more information.