# Deploying Rails app on existing Apache server **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [June 18, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-rails-app-on-existing-apache-server/107168 "2007-06-18T19:43:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrewc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@andrewc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andrewc)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-rails-app-on-existing-apache-server/107168/1 "2007-06-18T19:43:48Z")
I have developed a new app using Adobe Flex as the front end and Rails on the Back end (no html). I need to deploy to a Windows 2003 server. I have decided on Apache 2.2.4 and Mongrel clusters. I have setup a test environment on my own PC using Win2k, and have got it working, i.e I have proved that I can have 3 mongrels running and be serverd by apache. This is the relevant section from httpd.conf \ BalancerMember [http://127.0.0.1:8201](http://127.0.0.1:8201) BalancerMember [http://127.0.0.1:8202](http://127.0.0.1:8202) BalancerMember [http://127.0.0.1:8203](http://127.0.0.1:8203) \ ServerName [wibble.com](http://wibble.com) ProxyPass / balancer://wibblecluster/ ProxyPassReverse / balancer://wibblecluster/ ProxyPreserveHost on the wibble is just my own test name. I have not used Rewrite Conditions or Rules, which I assume means that all requests to Apache get passed to 1 of 3 mongrels. My question is what is the simplest way of getting only my small app to be served by a mongrel, and everthing else by Apache directly. I just came to Apache and don’t really understand the rewrite stuff. Would it be easier if I had all of my app in its own sub directory such as /myflexapp/ Andrew