VsCode Debugger for Ruby on Rails

Steps to Add debugger Install rdbg extention here. Create launch.json file in vscode. Add the given configuration to run the code [Optional] You can try this command also if this is working then it should run rdbg --open -n -c -- bundle exec rails s launch.json file for vscode { "version": "0.2.0", "configurations": [ { "type": "rdbg", "name": "Run rake test", "request": "launch", "command": "rake", "script": "test", "args": [], "askParameters": false }, { "type": "rdbg", "name": "Debug Rails server", "request": "launch", "command": "bin/rails", "script": "server", // Launch Rails server with debugger "args": ["-p", "3000"], // Optional: specify port "askParameters": false } ] } Details Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_RKkgiimXE

May 10, 2025 - 11:41

Steps to Add debugger

Install rdbg extention here.
Create launch.json file in vscode.
Add the given configuration to run the code
[Optional] You can try this command also if this is working then it should run rdbg --open -n -c -- bundle exec rails s

`launch.json` file for `vscode`

{
        "version": "0.2.0",
        "configurations": [
                 {
                        "type": "rdbg",
                        "name": "Run rake test",
                        "request": "launch",
                        "command": "rake",
                        "script": "test", 
                        "args": [],
                        "askParameters": false 
                },
                {
                        "type": "rdbg",
                        "name": "Debug Rails server",
                        "request": "launch",
                        "command": "bin/rails",
                        "script": "server", // Launch Rails server with debugger
                        "args": ["-p", "3000"], // Optional: specify port
                        "askParameters": false
                }
        ]
}

Details Reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_RKkgiimXE