diff --git a/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py b/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py
index 82055540..4de60672 100644
--- a/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py
+++ b/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         _process("bash_wget", lexers.BashLexer())
         _process("browser", lexers.JavascriptLexer())
         _process("crontab", lexers.BashLexer())
+        _process("node", lexers.JavascriptLexer())
         _process("python_urllib2", lexers.PythonLexer())
         _process("python_requests", lexers.PythonLexer())
         _process("php", lexers.PhpLexer())
         _process("powershell", lexers.shell.PowerShellLexer())
         _process("powershell_inline", lexers.shell.BashLexer())
-        _process("node", lexers.JavascriptLexer())
+        _process("ruby", lexers.RubyLexer())
 
         # API examples
         _process("list_checks_request", lexers.BashLexer())
diff --git a/templates/front/base_docs.html b/templates/front/base_docs.html
index 8490d46b..978a731e 100644
--- a/templates/front/base_docs.html
+++ b/templates/front/base_docs.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
                 <li><a href="{% url 'hc-docs' %}#crontab">Crontab</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{% url 'hc-docs' %}#bash">Bash</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{% url 'hc-docs' %}#python">Python</a></li>
+                <li><a href="{% url 'hc-docs' %}#ruby">Ruby</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{% url 'hc-docs' %}#node">Node</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{% url 'hc-docs' %}#php">PHP</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{% url 'hc-docs' %}#browser">Browser</a></li>
diff --git a/templates/front/docs.html b/templates/front/docs.html
index 484788dd..527a7e7e 100644
--- a/templates/front/docs.html
+++ b/templates/front/docs.html
@@ -115,9 +115,24 @@ thing: they fire off a HTTP GET method.</p>
 
 <a name="python"></a>
 <h3>Python</h3>
-{% include "front/snippets/python_urllib2.html" %}
+
+<p>
+    If you are already using the
+    <a href="http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/">requests</a> library,
+    it's convenient to also use it here:
+</p>
 {% include "front/snippets/python_requests.html" %}
 
+<p>
+    Otherwise, you can use the <code>urllib</code> standard module.
+</p>
+
+{% include "front/snippets/python_urllib2.html" %}
+
+<a name="ruby"></a>
+<h3>Ruby</h3>
+{% include "front/snippets/ruby.html" %}
+
 <a name="node"></a>
 <h3>Node</h3>
 {% include "front/snippets/node.html" %}
diff --git a/templates/front/my_checks.html b/templates/front/my_checks.html
index 0a6039ad..f3271db3 100644
--- a/templates/front/my_checks.html
+++ b/templates/front/my_checks.html
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@
                     <li>
                         <a href="#python" data-toggle="tab">Python</a>
                     </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a href="#ruby" data-toggle="tab">Ruby</a>
+                    </li>
                     <li class="hidden-xs">
                         <a href="#node" data-toggle="tab">Node.js</a>
                     </li>
@@ -318,6 +321,9 @@
                         {% include "front/snippets/python_urllib2.html" %}
                         {% include "front/snippets/python_requests.html" %}
                     </div>
+                    <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="ruby">
+                        {% include "front/snippets/ruby.html" %}
+                    </div>
                     <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="node">
                         {% include "front/snippets/node.html" %}
                     </div>
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.html b/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.html
index 7fd2b041..6cfcaae2 100644
--- a/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.html
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.html
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># using urllib2:</span>
-<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">urllib2</span>
-<span class="n">urllib2</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">urlopen</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;{{ ping_url }}&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># urllib with python 3.x:</span>
+<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">urllib.request</span>
+<span class="n">urllib</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">request</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">urlopen</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;{{ ping_url }}&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
+
+<span class="c1"># urllib with python 2.x:</span>
+<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">urllib</span>
+<span class="n">urllib</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">urlopen</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;{{ ping_url }}&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
 </pre></div>
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.txt b/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.txt
index 44c514c8..e4b89638 100644
--- a/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.txt
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/python_urllib2.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-# using urllib2:
-import urllib2
-urllib2.urlopen("PING_URL")
+# urllib with python 3.x:
+import urllib.request
+urllib.request.urlopen("PING_URL")
+
+# urllib with python 2.x:
+import urllib
+urllib.urlopen("PING_URL")
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/ruby.html b/templates/front/snippets/ruby.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6826abf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/ruby.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nb">require</span> <span class="s1">&#39;net/http&#39;</span>
+<span class="nb">require</span> <span class="s1">&#39;uri&#39;</span>
+
+<span class="no">Net</span><span class="o">::</span><span class="no">HTTP</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="no">URI</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">parse</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;{{ ping_url }}&#39;</span><span class="p">))</span>
+</pre></div>
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/ruby.txt b/templates/front/snippets/ruby.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a3fdd91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/ruby.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+require 'net/http'
+require 'uri'
+
+Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse('PING_URL'))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/front/welcome.html b/templates/front/welcome.html
index 4de550ac..bbdf970d 100644
--- a/templates/front/welcome.html
+++ b/templates/front/welcome.html
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
                 <li>
                     <a href="#python" data-toggle="tab">Python</a>
                 </li>
+                <li class="hidden-xs">
+                    <a href="#ruby" data-toggle="tab">Ruby</a>
+                </li>
                 <li class="hidden-xs">
                     <a href="#node" data-toggle="tab">Node.js</a>
                 </li>
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@
                     {% include "front/snippets/python_urllib2.html" %}
                     {% include "front/snippets/python_requests.html" %}
                 </div>
+                <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="ruby">
+                    {% include "front/snippets/ruby.html" %}
+                </div>
                 <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="node">
                     {% include "front/snippets/node.html" %}
                 </div>