# Installing ROR/Webrick app on Windows 2000/2003 Server

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 18, 2006, 10:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ror-webrick-app-on-windows-2000-2003-server/98808 "2006-07-18T10:21:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![tuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@tuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tuka)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 10:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ror-webrick-app-on-windows-2000-2003-server/98808/1 "2006-07-18T10:21:35Z")

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Hi all,

I am currently not able to use search since it is disabled, so I will  
ask my question and hope I am not repeating a past question.

I am looking into developing an app to run in Windows 2000/2003 Server  
environment. To install ROR on a server to run an app on Webrick do I  
need any extra steps beyond those needed to install on my development  
laptop (XP prof) ?

The idea is to run the aplication in an office LAN. I assume the ROR  
installations steps will be similar to my local installation. I plan to  
use the ROR windows installer.

Thanks for your input

Tuka

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**Author:** ![tuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@tuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tuka)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ror-webrick-app-on-windows-2000-2003-server/98808/2 "2006-07-18T23:03:44Z")

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Hi Tuka,

I had some problems getting Apache and fastcgi (my preferred  
configuration) to work on a win2003 Server environment (after installing  
ROR / Fastcgi on linux several times successfully). I tried it several  
times with the xampp 1.5.3 package from [apachefriends.org](http://apachefriends.org) until mongrel  
crossed my way.

At the beginning i used webrick; from my point of view mongrel seems  
more performant.

I got happy with the following configuration steps:

- installed Ruby with the Ruby 1.84 one-Click-installer (you have to use  
Version 1.8.4)

- I had to set the environment variable for ruby manually ( type on  
command line ruby -v and you’ll see if it worked)

- on the command line: gem install rails – include-dependencies

after that I installed mongrel

- gem install mongrel

mongrel asked to install the win32-service - i agreed. after that I  
started mongrel:

mongrel\_rails start

It is also possible to let mongrel run as an win service; Before  
installation take a look at the documentation

I also run it in an office LAN; mongrel is working well.

Good luck!

Thorsten

Tuka O. wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am currently not able to use search since it is disabled, so I will  
> ask my question and hope I am not repeating a past question.
> 
> I am looking into developing an app to run in Windows 2000/2003 Server  
> environment. To install ROR on a server to run an app on Webrick do I  
> need any extra steps beyond those needed to install on my development  
> laptop (XP prof) ?
> 
> The idea is to run the aplication in an office LAN. I assume the ROR  
> installations steps will be similar to my local installation. I plan to  
> use the ROR windows installer.
> 
> Thanks for your input
> 
> Tuka