# Backgroundrb - Connection refused **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 13, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-connection-refused/134626 "2008-04-13T04:11:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ghoti143](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/90db22/32.png) [@ghoti143](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ghoti143)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-connection-refused/134626/1 "2008-04-13T04:11:25Z")
Problem: getting the connection refused to backgroundrb after switching from lighttpd to mongrel with mongrel\_cluster + ngnix. ## Error ERROR:connection closed ERROR:Connection refused - connect(2) \*running lighttpd on port 3000 will work \*running via ngnix to the mongrel cluster will get the error \*running via mongrel directly on port 8000 will get the error \*tried the start/stop of order of operation so drb should start first, etc. \*tried running the client browser from localhost as well and get this error too. I would appreciate any help/pointers. I wish I can see some log where backgroundrdb logged the actual ip of client trying to connection to give any possible clue. ## Env ubuntu 7.04 on VMWARE ESX 3.5, both RoR run on the same host as drb. ## backgroundrb.yml ## port: 22222 timer\_sleep: 60 load\_rails: true environment: development host: localhost database\_yml: config/database.yml acl: deny: all allow: localhost 127.0.0.1 order: allow, deny Thanks, Mike ---
**Author:** ![ghoti143](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/90db22/32.png) [@ghoti143](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ghoti143)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-connection-refused/134626/2 "2008-04-14T08:36:35Z")
Problem found. I thought I did already, but must use IP and not hostname.