From: Wayne Brisette <wbrisett@...>
Date: 2013-06-11T06:39:22+09:00
Subject: Re: How to install a gem without using gem command online

I have a server behind a firewall that won't allow me to access the web to download gems either. What I do is go to ruby gems (http://rubygems.org), find the gem I want using another computer, then copy that over to the server. Then from the terminal I simply use: 

gem install <path to gem>

The only downfall I have found is when there are dependencies on other gems, then I have to go download those and install them first. 

Wayne