# Managing multiple rails applications with apache **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 2, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764 "2009-03-02T08:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/1 "2009-03-02T08:27:14Z")
how can manage multiple rails applications with apache i have followed the following tutorial and successfullt set up my rails site using apache [http://www.howtoforge.com/ruby\_on\_rails\_debian\_etch](http://www.howtoforge.com/ruby_on_rails_debian_etch) > **[Using Ruby On Rails With Apache2 On Debian Etch - Page 2 - Page 2](https://www.howtoforge.com/ruby_on_rails_debian_etch_p2)** > > Using Ruby On Rails With Apache2 On Debian Etch > > This article shows how you can install Ruby on Rails (RoR) > and integrate it in Apache2 on a Debi... - Page 2 but how can i configure apache to host more than one rails site ? ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/2 "2009-03-02T10:12:55Z")
I wrote a little about this here: > **[Mongrel, Apache, and Rails](http://skandragon.blogspot.com/2007/10/mongrel-apache-and-rails.html)** > > When I first started running Rails applications on my web server, I chose to use FastCGI. Specifically, the mod\_fcgid module, which had som... How to set up Apache for multiple hosts (assuming no SSL) is pretty easy, and well-documented in many, many places. Search for “apache virtual host configuration” or similar. How to do it with SSL is even easier, but burns one real IP address per host. –Michael On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:26 AM, — Z@m — [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > – (Ruby, Rails, Random) blog: [http://skandragon.blogspot.com/](http://skandragon.blogspot.com/) ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/3 "2009-03-02T11:13:25Z")
Mongrel is a nice piece of software, but you should really have a look at Phusion Passenger. It effectively makes deployment of Rails applications as simple as deploying PHP code. > **[Passenger - Enterprise grade web app server for Ruby, Node.js, Python](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/)** > > Passenger is a rock-solid, feature-rich web app server that integrates with Apache and Nginx. Serve millions of customers with confidence [http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#\_installing\_phusion\_passenger](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#_installing_phusion_passenger) [http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#\_deploying\_a\_ruby\_on\_rails\_application](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#_deploying_a_ruby_on_rails_application) ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/4 "2009-03-02T12:04:37Z")
Thank you for your fast reply ! regards Krishnan ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/5 "2009-03-02T16:11:16Z")
Phusion Passenger is the easiest (and increasingly better) way: > **[Phusion Passenger 2.1.1 (beta) released, thanks sponsors!](https://old.blog.phusion.nl/2009/03/01/phusion-passenger-211-beta-released-thanks-sponsors/)** > > Phusion Passenger is an Apache module for deploying Ruby on Rails web applications, and is mainly focused on ease of use and stability. The community sponsorship campaign has been a huge succes. We… Cheers, Sazima ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/6 "2009-03-02T17:39:53Z")
+1 for Passenger. I’m currently running some Rails apps and a Sinatra app as well on the same box. Very easy, very simple, very cool. ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/7 "2009-03-02T11:33:24Z")
It’s on my to-do list. Right between rebuilding my Xen server, making Asterisk work again, etc. 🙂 –Michael ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/8 "2009-03-02T18:36:28Z")
The only issue I have with Passenger is the same one I have for any apache-module based application: Break into one, and you break into them all. That is, they all run as user www group www (on my box, those can vary.) Therefore if applications cross administrative boundaries, they must run on different Apache instances. Otherwise, one can read another application’s database.yml and the game is over. That said, I’m the owner of my personal server, and therefore I am a single boundry. I’ve started the conversion over to Passenger. One down, 5 more to go. Looks trivial, and just works so far. The only “site” I have it up on is my soon-to-be personal media database, [http://media.flame.org/](http://media.flame.org/) and no, it’s not even close to done yet. –Michael On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Bob M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > – (Ruby, Rails, Random) blog: [http://skandragon.blogspot.com/](http://skandragon.blogspot.com/) ---
**Author:** ![SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SSZSmSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSZSmSS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/managing-multiple-rails-applications-with-apache/161764/9 "2009-03-02T20:31:22Z")
Michael G. wrote: > The only issue I have with Passenger is the same one I have for any > apache-module based application: Break into one, and you break into > them all. > > That is, they all run as user www group www (on my box, those can > vary.) Therefore if applications cross administrative boundaries, > they must run on different Apache instances. Otherwise, one can read > another application’s database.yml and the game is over. Passenger solves that problem: [http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#user\_switching](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#user_switching) > > +1 for Passenger. I’m currently running some Rails apps and a Sinatra > > > > > On Mar 2, 4:26 am, “— Z@m —” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > > > – Jack C. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid