El Dorado

A full-stack community web application written in Ruby/Rails.

eldorado

Download: the current version
Demo, testing, and support site: eldoradoapp.com
Open-source git repository: github.com/trevorturk/eldorado

Features

  • Forum
  • Group chat
  • Event calendar
  • File sharing
  • Random headers
  • Avatars
  • Themes
  • Privacy settings

Blog posts

Welcome to El Dorado!
El Dorado 0.9.2 (Group Chat Edition)

Hosting

  • Heroku — Specialized Ruby hosting with limited free plans, paid plans start at $15/month
  • Dreamhost — Inexpensive hosting plans for beginners, starting at $5.95/month
  • Webbynode — VPS hosting plans for semi-technical folk, starting at $15/month
  • Slicehost — Do-it-yourself VPS hosting plans for technical folk, starting at $20/month
  • Engine Yard — Top-shelf Rails hosting and professional support, starting at $115/month

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