# Auto launch lighttpd in RC4

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 18, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305 "2005-11-18T18:35:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moosebrookfarm)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305/1 "2005-11-18T18:35:03Z")

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Hi -

I run rails on OS X Tiger. I downloaded and built/installed from  
source the lighttpd server.  
It’s stored in /usr/local/sbin which is in my .bash\_profile PATH

Office:~ mengelhart$ which lighttpd  
/usr/local/sbin/lighttpd

I’ve updated to the Rails RC4 release as per the instructions and  
everything is fine except that Webrick is the app server that gets  
launched.

Any idea why script/server won’t launch lighttpd? Also the  
documentation says that a lighttpd.conf is installed into config but I  
don’t see it there. I’ve tried even creating a whole new project and  
it will only lauch Webrick.

Thanks  
Mike

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**Author:** ![moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moosebrookfarm)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305/2 "2005-11-18T23:30:53Z")

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I did this very thing today, and it worked. Two things come to mind:

1. Do you have the prce libs installed? You have to do this before  
configuring and installing lighty.
2. Did you try ruby script/server lighttpd to see if you can force  
lighty to run?

Here is a post, while a little out of date, that helped me:  
[http://theexciter.com/articles/installing-lighttpd-on-osx](http://theexciter.com/articles/installing-lighttpd-on-osx)

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**Author:** ![moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moosebrookfarm)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305/3 "2005-11-19T03:41:32Z")

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Actually I didn’t have prce libs or fcgi installed! I followed the  
instructions on that link and it works perfectly. Thank you.  
Mike

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**Author:** ![moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moosebrookfarm)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305/4 "2005-11-19T02:26:13Z")

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Probably a really dumb question but I do this all the time so…  
After you added your path to .bash\_profile, did you remember to login  
again?

🙂

Sean

On Nov 19, 2005, at 7:30 AM, Brad D. wrote:

> moosebrookfarm wrote:
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> > I’ve updated to the Rails RC4 release as per the instructions and  
> > Mike
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