There has been a significant amount of development toward version 2.0.0 of Refinery CMS and it's shaping up to be a really great version but until then it may not seem straightforward to actually use this version.  Tony Semana has written a walkthrough titled "Installing RefineryCMS with Rails 3.1.3" which described the process of setting up a new website with the upcoming 2.0.0 version of Refinery CMS. Thanks, Tony!

We love it when people use Refinery CMS as it is being developed but...