Nginx Error "413 Request Entity Too Large"
If you get the error "413 Request Entity Too Large" from Nginx client_max_body_size is too low (default is client_max_body_size=1m).
This can happen for example during file upload.
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How to fix: "Error Bundler::HTTPError during request to dependency API"
If bundle install shows the following message for you ...
Error Bundler::HTTPError during request to dependency API
... upgrade to Bundler ≥ 1.2.4:
gem install bundler
[Apparently](https://github.com/carlhuda/bundler/blob/1-2...
"The certificate is not trusted because no issuer chain was provided." Error with SSL + Nginx
If you use Nginx with SSL and get an intermediate certificate with your certificate you have to do this:
cat /path/to/intermediate/certificate >> /path/to/certificate
Capybara: Trigger requests with custom request method
Preface: Normally, you would not need this in integrations tests (probably that's why it is so hard to achieve), because it is no actual "integration testing". If you use this step, know what you are doing.
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Basic error pages
To add a few basic styles to the default error pages in Rails, just edit the default templates in public, e.g. `publi...