What is ruby on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
The Ruby language running a script or tool, such as Rails, CocoaPods or Homebrew.
ruby runs programs written in Ruby. Common examples are Rails development servers, CocoaPods, Fastlane and parts of Homebrew. It's busy while that tool is working and exits when it's done.
- Category
- Developer tools
- Made by
- Ruby community (open source)
- Safe to quit:
- Yes
Shown in Activity Monitor as ruby
Why is ruby using so much CPU or memory?
- Rails servers or tests running
- CocoaPods or Homebrew installing or updating
- Scripts stuck in a loop
What to do
- 1Check which Terminal window or tool started it
- 2Let installs and updates finish
- 3Stop it with Control-C or force quit if it's stuck
Safe to quit? Yes.
Generally safe; the task it was running stops.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library