Rails - where to put data files?

Question

I wonder where to put data files (for example XML) to be loaded internally by Rails? Is there some standard location? Now I hold the file in "public" folder.

Answer 1

I think that depends on which kind of data you have in your files. If the files are supposed to be loaded at startup, perhaps the config folder would be good. If they are needed for some backend processing, lib could be the place. Or just create a data folder.

There's a table at the end of section 3.2 here with the default folders and their intended purpose.

Answer 2

The public folder is for public content.

You can create a folder "data" at the root of your app without any problem.