# Dev server - switching between mongrel and lighty

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dev-server-switching-between-mongrel-and-lighty/86809>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 26, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dev-server-switching-between-mongrel-and-lighty/86809 "2007-02-26T06:31:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffpritchard)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dev-server-switching-between-mongrel-and-lighty/86809/1 "2007-02-26T06:31:48Z")

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Hi,  
I’ve looked all over and can’t figure out what determines which server  
to start if BOTH mongrel and lighty are installed.

Please note, I’m talking about development server here, not a production  
environment. I just want to be able to have both mongrel and lighty  
installed on my Mac and easily switch between them for what gets run  
when I do “ruby script/server”.

I used to use lighty all the time (hivelogic install). Then I installed  
Mongrel. Since then, I can’t find any way to make it run lighty instead  
of mongrel.

thanks,  
jp

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**Author:** ![jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffpritchard)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dev-server-switching-between-mongrel-and-lighty/86809/2 "2007-02-26T15:10:49Z")

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script/server lighttpd

Vish

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**Author:** ![jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffpritchard)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dev-server-switching-between-mongrel-and-lighty/86809/3 "2007-02-26T18:50:49Z")

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Vishnu G. wrote:

> script/server lighttpd
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> Vish

Red faced with embarrassment…

I tried that, but apparently misssspellled it. I know I tried ‘lighty’,  
and thought I had tried ‘lighttpd’ but must have left out one of the  
't’s in lighttpd.

Many thanks.

jp