Thanks for the feedback! I've read that Nginx is less of a memory hog than Apache is, so I'll go with the nginx+passenger+mysql combo. Are you using Capistrano as well?
On May 11, 1:42 pm, Rob Kaufman <rgkauf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Matt, > An important nuance indeed =-) I gave nginx+passenger a good > pounding under Ruby 1.9 before recommending it onhttp://Ruby19orbust.com, but > I did not try SSL. Using Passenger under > Apache does seem to in wider use at the moment so that may have the > stability advantage. > > Rob > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 13:36, Matt Aimonetti <mattaimone...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Rob, I agree with one small nuance, the nginx/passenger module is pretty new > > and might still be slightly buggy. (some people reported issues with SSL > > etc..) > > I don't think it's a big deal and knowing the phusion guys, I wouldn't worry > > too much. However, you have been warned ;) > > > - Matt > > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Rob Kaufman <rgkauf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> My current preference is Nginx + Passenger + Rails + MySQL as well. > >> Deciding between Apache or Nginx is fairly simple in my book. If > >> you're an Apache guru already, or if you need to run something else on > >> the box that is easier in Apache (like a PHP blog, CMS, etc) choose > >> Apache, otherwise choose Nginx. Nginx is simpler to configure and > >> uses less memory, but it does not do as many tricks and Apache does. > > >> Best, > >> Rob > > >> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:25, Matt Aimonetti <mattaimone...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Most of the official Rails sites and 37signals use: Apache + Passenger > >> > + > >> > Rails + MySQL > >> > It's the easiest deployment solution and it works very well. My only > >> > problem > >> > with Passenger is that if you don't get much traffic, all the workers > >> > get > >> > killed and the next request coming up will take a little while. > >> > (workarounds > >> > exist and the Phusion team is working on adding a min amount of workers) > > >> > Also, if you want to play with passenger on your local machine, you can > >> > find > >> > a really useful Passenger Panel Preference. > >> > (If you are comfortable using Postres, I'd probably suggest you use it > >> > instead of MySQL) > > >> > - Matt > > >> > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:20 PM, liquid_rails > >> > <cheri.anacle...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > > >> >> There are several options for setting up a Rails app, e.g. > > >> >> - Nginx, Rails and Thin; PostgreSQL; > >> >> - Nginx, Rails and Thin; MySQL > >> >> - Nginx, Rails and mongrels; MySQL > >> >> - Apache, Rails and Mongrels; PostgreSQL > > >> >> etc., you get the idea. (Seehttp://articles.slicehost.com/sitemap) > > >> >> Is there a general consensus as to which is the best setup in terms of > >> >> weight and efficiency to go with? > > >> >> Thanks, > > >> >> Cheri > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SD Ruby mailing list sdruby@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
