rails_api_base
A production-ready Rails 8 boilerplate for building secure, maintainable JSON REST APIs with an admin panel.
What is rails_api_base?
Rails API Base is a production-ready boilerplate project for building JSON RESTful APIs with Ruby on Rails 8. It provides a pre-configured foundation with authentication, an admin panel, comprehensive testing, and code quality tools, solving the problem of repetitive setup for new API projects. The template enforces best practices in security, maintainability, and documentation out of the box.
Backend developers and teams starting new Rails-based API projects who want a standardized, secure, and fully-featured foundation without building common infrastructure from scratch.
Developers choose Rails API Base because it bundles decades of Rails community best practices into a single, opinionated template—saving weeks of initial setup. Its integrated tooling for testing, documentation, and code quality ensures maintainable and production-ready APIs from day one.
Overview
API boilerplate project for Ruby on Rails 8
Use Cases
Best For
- Teams starting a new Rails 8 API project that needs authentication and authorization
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