# Minimum services for a Rails app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimum-services-for-a-rails-app/132986>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 26, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimum-services-for-a-rails-app/132986 "2008-03-26T14:32:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minimum-services-for-a-rails-app/132986/1 "2008-03-26T14:32:34Z")

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I have two different hosting services. My test systems are on  
SliceHost, and my production systems are on ServerBeach. The reason  
for the different hosts doesn’t matter here, but it does cause me to  
ask what are the minimum required services for a typical RoR app?

When I run chkconfig --list on my SliceHost box, there are about 20  
services listed. Run the same on my ServerBeach box, and the list is  
several pages long. Obviously, the ServerBeach box has more than the  
required services running.

Since I will never claim to be an expert on Linux server config, I  
wanted to ask around before I start shutting off services on my  
production server. Is this as simple as shutting off all the services  
on my production server (ServerBeach) that do not show up on my test  
server (SliceHost)?

BTW, my servers are all running CentOS 5.