---
title: "Execute Third Party Code in a Rails App"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/execute-third-party-code-in-a-rails-app-6o0cdoogf
source_url: https://fly.io/ruby-dispatch/execute-third-party-code-in-a-rails-app/
type: article
source: "Ruby Dispatch"
published: 2024-03-14T16:43:42.403Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:05.588Z
tags: ["security", "rails"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Execute Third Party Code in a Rails App

**[Ruby Dispatch](https://daily.dev/sources/rubydispatch)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post discusses the problem of executing third-party code in a Rails app and how Fly.io provides a solution with their Machines API. It explains the risks associated with executing arbitrary code and the need for a safe environment. The post also provides an example of how to integrate sandboxes and ensure the security and isolation of the executed code.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://fly.io/ruby-dispatch/execute-third-party-code-in-a-rails-app/>

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#rails](https://daily.dev/tags/rails)

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