# Keep Lighttpd + FCGI?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keep-lighttpd-fcgi/196484>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 9, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keep-lighttpd-fcgi/196484 "2007-10-09T19:40:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rohit)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keep-lighttpd-fcgi/196484/1 "2007-10-09T19:40:02Z")

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I’m considering moving from my Lighttpd + FCGI setup to some server  
(Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd) balancing a Mongrel cluster. As you  
know, everyone has different opinions about which setup is best.

I have 512 MB VPS, currently running the LxAdmin control panel.

I have two questions:

1. Can anyone with similar setup recommend a good Mongrel cluster-  
based setup for a VPS of this size?

2. One way I’m looking to free up resources is by not using a control  
panel, say if I move to Nginx. I’m certainly not a seasoned admin,  
but I can manage via the command line. How necessary is a control  
panel, in your experience, given that I want to manage a single Rails  
app that on my VPS? What features are most necessary?  
(I think i would need to manage DNS and database backups at least,  
right?)

Thanks so much for your insight.

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**Author:** ![rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rohit)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keep-lighttpd-fcgi/196484/2 "2007-10-09T19:41:13Z")

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Oops, posted twice. Please disregard this one.