# File upload with lighttpd

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload-with-lighttpd/126351>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 17, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload-with-lighttpd/126351 "2008-01-17T17:13:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![deliak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@deliak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deliak)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload-with-lighttpd/126351/1 "2008-01-17T17:13:52Z")

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Hi.  
I’m running a rails app with lighttpd 1.4.18 and fcgi.  
Whenever I try to upload a file larger then 1Mb or so I get a “503 -  
Service Not Available” error.  
Any clue?

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**Author:** ![deliak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@deliak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deliak)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload-with-lighttpd/126351/2 "2008-01-17T17:44:58Z")

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And this is what the server log has to say:

2008-01-14 02:43:24: (network\_writev.c.249) mmap failed: Invalid  
argument /var/tmp/lighttpd-upload-ZcEVWV 8  
2008-01-14 02:43:24: (mod\_fastcgi.c.2996) write failed: No such file or  
directory 2