# How to set permissions for public folder?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-permissions-for-public-folder/131466>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 10, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-permissions-for-public-folder/131466 "2008-03-10T13:14:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-permissions-for-public-folder/131466/1 "2008-03-10T13:14:08Z")

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Hi,

I’m using deprec+capistrano to deploy my app. The problem is that  
everything is assigned to the user (and his group) that the  
application was deployed by. This causes problems with i.e. caching,  
because mongrel can’t write inside public dir.

How should I set permissions for public directory?