# Cannot start rails with thin

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/cannot-start-rails-with-thin/44557>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [16 February 2008 17:29 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cannot-start-rails-with-thin/44557 "2008-02-16T17:29:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://rubytalk.org/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [16 February 2008 17:29 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cannot-start-rails-with-thin/44557/1 "2008-02-16T17:29:57Z")

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I got another error. Do i hafve to configure anything special for the  
environment when i start with thin. i was looking at the instructions  
in teh thin site and it just told be to do the following.  
[http://code.macournoyer.com/thin/](http://code.macournoyer.com/thin/)  
E:\TradingTools\Development\script\>thin start  
e:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem\_original\_require': no such file to load -- E:/Tradi  
ngTools/Development/script/config/environment (LoadError)  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:  
27:in `require'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
lib/rack/adapter/rails.rb:26:in `load\_application'

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
lib/rack/adapter/rails.rb:18:in `initialize'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
lib/thin/controllers/controller.rb:47:in `new'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
lib/thin/controllers/controller.rb:47:in `start'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
lib/thin/runner.rb:143:in `send'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
lib/thin/runner.rb:143:in `run\_command'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
lib/thin/runner.rb:114:in `run!'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
bin/thin:6  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/bin/thin:16:in `load'  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from e:/ruby/bin/thin:16

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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://rubytalk.org/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [18 February 2008 12:19 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/cannot-start-rails-with-thin/44557/2 "2008-02-18T12:19:56Z")

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any help is appreciated as i am stuck here.

> **···**
>
> On Feb 16, 12:26 pm, Junkone \<junko...@gmail.com\> wrote:
> 
> > I got another error. Do i hafve to configure anything special for the  
> > environment when i start with thin. i was looking at the instructions  
> > in teh thin site and it just told be to do the following.[http://code.macournoyer.com/thin/](http://code.macournoyer.com/thin/)  
> > E:\TradingTools\Development\script\>thin start  
> > e:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
> > `gem\_original\_require': no such file to load -- E:/Tradi  
> > ngTools/Development/script/config/environment (LoadError)  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:  
> > 27:in `require'  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
> > lib/rack/adapter/rails.rb:26:in `load\_application'
> > 
> > ```
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1\.8/gems/thin\-0\.6\.4\-x86\-mswin32\-60/
> > 
> > ```
> > 
> > lib/rack/adapter/rails.rb:18:in `initialize'  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
> > lib/thin/controllers/controller.rb:47:in `new'  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
> > lib/thin/controllers/controller.rb:47:in `start'  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
> > lib/thin/runner.rb:143:in `send'  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
> > lib/thin/runner.rb:143:in `run\_command'  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
> > lib/thin/runner.rb:114:in `run!'  
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/thin-0.6.4-x86-mswin32-60/  
> > bin/thin:6  
> > from e:/ruby/bin/thin:16:in `load'  
> > from e:/ruby/bin/thin:16
