# FCGI / lighttpd Hosts

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fcgi-lighttpd-hosts/49799>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 8, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fcgi-lighttpd-hosts/49799 "2005-12-08T20:57:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![kianwright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@kianwright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kianwright)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fcgi-lighttpd-hosts/49799/1 "2005-12-08T20:57:27Z")

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Can anyone recommend a good host that runs FCGI or lighttpd reliably?

We’re with a (shared) host now that just runs Rails in regular CGI mode,  
and we’re killing the  
server with the Rails startup time for each request. Our load really  
isn’t that bad, except for  
the startup cost. Unfortunately the host can’t do FCGI in a shared  
environment.

Do any hosts do FCGI in a shared environment, or do we have to get a  
dedicated server (or run  
under a VM)?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![kianwright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@kianwright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kianwright)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fcgi-lighttpd-hosts/49799/2 "2005-12-08T21:38:20Z")

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On Dec 8, 2005, at 11:55 AM, Kian Wright wrote:

> a dedicated server (or run  
> under a VM)?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> * * *
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> Rails mailing list  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

Kian-

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I have had very good luck with running rails on a VPS with

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[rimuhosting.com](http://rimuhosting.com) . I have written a few articles about this here:

[http://brainspl.at/articles/2005/11/11/rails-vps-servers-at-](http://brainspl.at/articles/2005/11/11/rails-vps-servers-at-)  
rimuhosting-com

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And here is a tutorial I wrote for setting up a nice debian lighttpd/

```

fcgi server in a VPS or dedicated environamen:

[http://brainspl.at/rails\_stack.html](http://brainspl.at/rails_stack.html)

```
Hope those help you out some.

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Cheers-

-Ezra Z.  
Yakima Herald-Republic  
WebMaster  
[http://yakimaherald.com](http://yakimaherald.com)  
509-577-7732  
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**Author:** ![kianwright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@kianwright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kianwright)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fcgi-lighttpd-hosts/49799/3 "2005-12-08T22:39:45Z")

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Hi !

2005/12/8, Ezra Z. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> ```
> And here is a tutorial I wrote for setting up a nice debian lighttpd/
> 
> ```
> 
> fcgi server in a VPS or dedicated environamen:
> 
> [Ruby on Rails Blog / What is Ruby on Rails for?](http://brainspl.at/rails_stack.html)

Just want to chime in that I’ve followed those steps, and everything  
worked out fine immediately.

Thanks Ezra for the great HOWTO.

Bye !