Freebsd + Apache 2.2 + Mongrel has been working great for me. Once you're familiar with FreeBSD, it's a breeze to maintain. But as a rule of thumb, I'd say stick with what you're most familiar with.
- Michele Finotto On Jul 19, 2006, at 18:57 , Steve Beyer wrote: > I would like first to introduce my self to the community. I am Steve > Beyer and I am interested in learning Ruby, ROR, and how to set up a > production server. I am going to use OSX for my client/developement > system but I would like to get some advice on what operating system > you would recommend for a production server. I want to use Mongrel > to start and then move up the ladder as my skill and confidence > increase. I would appreciate your 2 cents. I have looked at Debian, > Ubuntu, Fedora, Suse, etc and all seem to have backers. Should I > just pick one and run with it or are there advantages that I should > consider. I am not trying to start a religious war or any fights but > I have an honest curiosity on what to use and I would rather not spin > my wheels on the operating system.... I will have plenty of time on > that for learning all of the other stuff. :-) Thanks for your help > and input. > > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > Mongrel-users mailing list > Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users > > _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
