Install high_voltage in your local system $ gem install high_voltage Include high_voltage in your gemfile gem "high_voltage" For Rails versions prior to 3.0, use the 0.9.2 tag of high_voltage $ gem "high_voltage", "~> 0.9.2" Write your static pages and put them in the /app/views/pages directory $ touch app/views/pages/about.html.erb $ touch app/views/pages/contact.html.erb $ touch app/views/pages/