# Mongrel missing

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-missing/109358>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 13, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-missing/109358 "2007-07-13T18:53:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-missing/109358/1 "2007-07-13T18:53:08Z")

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Hi!

I’m trying to deploy my application, but running into a problem. I’ve  
deployed it before and saw that there were files in the ./script  
directory that do not exist anymore. Such files are mongrel and  
nginx.

I was wondering how these files get generated. Do they get installed  
when I install the gem? I’ve tried to do ‘gem install mongrel’ on my  
client/local box, but the files do not end up in the script  
directory.

Thanks,  
mike

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-missing/109358/2 "2007-07-13T20:01:21Z")

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Interesting… My org has a capfile that I used. After checking it  
out, it looks like it actually writes a ‘mongrel’ file in the script  
directory. The strange thing is that sometimes it does and sometimes  
it doesn’t. So, I think I’ve narrowed it down a little bit. But  
nonetheless, it’s good to know what the directory does.

thanks,  
mike

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-missing/109358/3 "2007-07-13T19:08:11Z")

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On 13-Jul-07, at 12:51 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> client/local box, but the files do not end up in the script  
> directory.
> 
> Thanks,  
> mike

Mike -

script/server will use mongrel if it’s installed and webrick if not

so installing the gem is all you need to do

Jodi