nested routes

app/controllers/servers_controller.rb

@@ -10,18 +10,12 @@ class ServersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def new
-    @server_templates = current_user.server_templates.order(:name)
-    if params[:server_template_id].present?
     @server_template = current_user.server_templates.find(params[:server_template_id])
     @server = current_user.servers.build(server_template: @server_template)
-    else
-      @server = current_user.servers.build
-    end
   end
 
   def create
-    template_id = params[:server_template_id] || server_params[:server_template_id]
-    @server_template = current_user.server_templates.find(template_id)
+    @server_template = current_user.server_templates.find(params[:server_template_id])
     @server = current_user.servers.build(server_params)
     @server.server_template = @server_template
     @server.status = :stopped
@@ -31,7 +25,6 @@ class ServersController < ApplicationController
       SpawnServerJob.perform_later(@server.id)
       redirect_to @server, notice: "Server spawning..."
     else
-      @server_templates = current_user.server_templates.order(:name)
       render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity
     end
   end

app/views/server_templates/index.html.slim

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             td = template.overlays.count
             td
               = link_to "Edit", edit_server_template_path(template), class: "btn btn--small"
-              = link_to "Spawn", new_server_path(server_template_id: template.id), class: "btn btn--small btn--success"
+              = link_to "Spawn", new_server_template_server_path(template), class: "btn btn--small btn--success"
               = link_to "Delete", server_template_path(template), method: :delete, data: { confirm: "Sure?" }, class: "btn btn--small btn--danger"
   - else
     p No templates yet.

app/views/server_templates/show.html.slim

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   h2 = @server_template.name
   = link_to "Edit", edit_server_template_path(@server_template), class: "btn btn--small"
   = link_to "Delete", server_template_path(@server_template), method: :delete, data: { confirm: "Sure?" }, class: "btn btn--small btn--danger"
-  = link_to "Spawn Server", new_server_path(server_template_id: @server_template.id), class: "btn btn--primary"
+  = link_to "Spawn Server", new_server_template_server_path(@server_template), class: "btn btn--primary"
 
   section.overlays
     h3 Overlays

app/views/servers/index.html.slim

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .servers
   h2 Servers
-  = link_to "New Server", new_server_path, class: "btn btn--primary"
+  p Select a template to spawn a new server: = link_to "View Templates", server_templates_path
 
   - if @servers.any?
     table
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
               = link_to "View", server, class: "btn btn--small"
               = link_to "Delete", server_path(server), method: :delete, data: { confirm: "Sure?" }, class: "btn btn--small btn--danger"
   - else
-    p No servers yet. = link_to "Create one!", new_server_path
+    p No servers yet. = link_to "Create a template first", server_templates_path

app/views/servers/new.html.slim

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 .server_form
-  h2 Spawn New Server
+  h2 Spawn New Server for #{@server_template.name}
 
-  = form_with model: @server, local: true do |f|
-    = hidden_field_tag :server_template_id, @server_template.id if @server_template
+  = form_with model: @server, url: server_template_servers_path(@server_template), method: :post, local: true do |f|
     - if @server.errors.any?
       .alert.alert--error
         h4 = pluralize(@server.errors.count, "error")
@@ -10,11 +9,6 @@
           - @server.errors.full_messages.each do |msg|
             li = msg
 
-    - unless @server_template
-      .form-group
-        = f.label :server_template_id, "Template"
-        = f.select :server_template_id, options_from_collection_for_select(@server_templates, :id, :name, @server.server_template_id), { prompt: "Select a template" }, class: "form-control", required: true
-
     .form-group
       = f.label :name
       = f.text_field :name, placeholder: "e.g., server1"
@@ -23,7 +17,6 @@
       = f.label :port, "Port (optional, auto-assigned if blank)"
       = f.number_field :port, placeholder: "Auto: 27016-27999", min: 27016, max: 27999
 
-    - if @server_template
     .template-preview
       h3 Template Configuration
 

config/routes.rb

@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   # Server resources
   resources :server_templates do
     resources :overlays, only: [ :create, :destroy ]
+    resources :servers, only: [ :new, :create ]
   end
 
   resources :overlays, only: [ :index, :new, :create, :destroy ]
 
   resources :job_logs, only: [ :index, :show ]
 
-  resources :servers do
+  resources :servers, only: [ :index, :show, :destroy ] do
     member do
       post :spawn
       post :start