Configuring RubyMine SDKs: Choosing Between Version Managers and Docker
Learn how to choose and configure the correct Ruby SDK in RubyMine to prevent 'Gem not found' errors and synchronize your IDE with rbenv, RVM, or Docker.
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Learn how to choose and configure the correct Ruby SDK in RubyMine to prevent 'Gem not found' errors and synchronize your IDE with rbenv, RVM, or Docker.
Goal Ensure that a RubyMine project runs with the same dependencies locally and in production, preventing “works on my machine” failures during deployment. Constraints RubyMine automatically selects the interpreter defined in project settings, but it does not apply the gemset specified by .ruby-version or .ruby-gemset unless the developer explicitly adds the
Index Staleness vs. Environment Configuration RubyMine relies on internal indexes of project files, gems, and SDKs to power code completion, navigation, and symbol search. When these indexes become stale—often following major branch switches or external gem updates—the IDE may report missing symbols or provide outdated search results despite the code being c