# Error with production setup on Linode

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-production-setup-on-linode/156961>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 5, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-production-setup-on-linode/156961 "2009-01-05T21:38:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasonwold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@jasonwold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jasonwold)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-production-setup-on-linode/156961/1 "2009-01-05T21:38:39Z")

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Hello All, I have gotten my VPS setup on linode, and now i’m in the  
process of getting a rails app running. I was able to get Spree  
([spreehq.com](http://spreehq.com))  
running with very little effort. Now i’m trying to do the same with  
Radiant  
CMS, but i keep getting this error when i browse to the home  
page:Application  
error

Change this error message for exceptions thrown outside of an action  
(like  
in Dispatcher setups or broken Ruby code) in public/500.html

if i navigate to the /admin link, i can see the admin login, and then  
login  
to the admin section with no problems. i am sure this is a configuration  
issue, but cannot figure out what settings i need to change.

Settings:

Ubuntu 8.10

Ruby 1.8.7

Rails 2.2.2

Gems 1.3.0

Passenger 2.0.6

[http://thecatatemysourcecode.com](http://thecatatemysourcecode.com)

thank you,

Jason

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**Author:** ![jasonwold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@jasonwold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jasonwold)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-production-setup-on-linode/156961/2 "2009-01-05T23:00:49Z")

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On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:37 PM, jason white  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> i keep getting this error when i browse to the home page:
> 
> Application error

Seriously – wha? There has to be something in your logs a _little_  
more informative than that…

–  
Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![jasonwold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@jasonwold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jasonwold)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-production-setup-on-linode/156961/3 "2009-01-06T03:51:30Z")

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Jason White wrote:

> Hello All, I have gotten my VPS setup on linode, and now i’m in the  
> process of getting a rails app running. I was able to get Spree  
> ([spreehq.com](http://spreehq.com))  
> running with very little effort. Now i’m trying to do the same with  
> Radiant  
> CMS, but i keep getting this error when i browse to the home  
> page:Application  
> error
> 
> Change this error message for exceptions thrown outside of an action  
> (like  
> in Dispatcher setups or broken Ruby code) in public/500.html
> 
> if i navigate to the /admin link, i can see the admin login, and then  
> login  
> to the admin section with no problems. i am sure this is a configuration  
> issue, but cannot figure out what settings i need to change.
> 
> Settings:
> 
> Ubuntu 8.10
> 
> Ruby 1.8.7
> 
> Rails 2.2.2
> 
> Gems 1.3.0
> 
> Passenger 2.0.6
> 
> [http://thecatatemysourcecode.com](http://thecatatemysourcecode.com)
> 
> thank you,
> 
> Jason

What DB are you using? Is it accepting connection from unix socket or  
tcp?

We’re using same vendor and similar setup except we use nginx/thin.  
Radiant CMS works fine.

Regards,

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