# Mongrel service **URL:** \ **Category:** Mongrel\ **Created:** [September 22, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390 "2010-09-22T14:48:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/1 "2010-09-22T14:48:54Z")
Hi all Environment: Windows 7 64 bit Ruby 1.9.2.p0 Rails 3 I am getting the following error when I run the following command mongrel\_rails service::install -N MyTestApp\_4001 -p 4001 -e production: “Msvcrt-ruby18.dll is missing” Thanks in advance Gerhard ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/2 "2010-09-22T14:53:00Z")
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Gerhard Koekemoer [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi all > You’re attempting to run Ruby 1.9 with a version of mongrel that hasn’t been compiled with Ruby 1.9 support. Please install the 1.2.0 prerelease version: gem install mongrel --pre Also note that “mongrel\_rails start” will fail with Rails 3. Which means mongrel service will also fail. Before you report that back, see existing issues in relation to Rails 3: ## [http://github.com/fauna/mongrel/issues](http://github.com/fauna/mongrel/issues) ## Luis L. AREA 17 Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/3 "2010-09-22T15:58:36Z")
Hi Luis Thanks for the info. The reason that I went for mongrel 1.1.5 is that the mongrel\_service 0.4.2.beta3 gem requires it. If I understand you correctly: 1. Because we are runnig ruby 1.9.2 we should run mongrel 1.2.0.pre which does not play nicely with mongrel service (I get an error asking for 1.1.5). 2. The best solution would be to run 1.8.7 with mongrel 1.1.5 and mongrel\_service 0.4.3.beta3 Regards, Gerhard ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/4 "2010-09-22T16:57:10Z")
Hi Luis I have now switched over to Ruby 1.8.7 and Mongrel 1.1.5 and Mongrel Service 0.4.3.beta3 just to make sure these gems are compatible with each other. Running the mongrel\_rails start command: “mongrel\_rails is not recognized as an internal or external command”, is this the error you spoke about? Basically, it seems that there just isn’t any way at all of running mongrel as a service with Rails 3. Could you confirm this? ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/5 "2010-09-22T17:12:23Z")
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Gerhard Koekemoer [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi Luis > > I have now switched over to Ruby 1.8.7 and Mongrel 1.1.5 and Mongrel Service > 0.4.3.beta3 just to make sure these gems are compatible with each other. > > Running the mongrel\_rails start command: “mongrel\_rails is not recognized as > an internal or external command”, is this the error you spoke about? No. Is Ruby in your PATH? > Basically, it seems that there just isn’t any way at all of running mongrel > as a service with Rails 3. Could you confirm this? ## Correct. Noone has worked on fix that. ## Luis L. AREA 17 Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/6 "2011-02-01T05:43:37Z")
Hi Luis, I am trying to set up mongrel service on windows XP using Rails 2.3.2 and mongrel 1.1.5. I manage to run my app as windows services but I am unable to go further with option such as -l, -P, or -C work. I tried -l and give full log file path but there’s no log file. I tried -P but I don’t see a pid file on the folder I specified. I tried to do -p 4100+3 but unable to have the service run for port 4100, 4101 and 4102. I also would like to use -C so that I can use a yml config file but I did not see any documentation of how to configure it. I am familiar with mongrel\_cluster in linux but I wish I could get this working on windows machine as well. I’ve read some of your post and indeed it helped me to get this far. Please give me some light? ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/7 "2011-02-01T20:22:58Z")
My question is are we suppose to see a pid file in windows? and how are we allow the service to run multiple port like -p 3000+3 ? ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/8 "2011-02-01T11:31:42Z")
Here are my notes: Prerequisites: upgrade ruby gems (gem update --system) verify that the currently installed version of mongrel is 1.1.5 or later and if it isn’t: uninstall mongrel (gem uninstall mongrel) install mongrel (gem install mongrel) verify that the currently installed version of mongrel\_service is 0.4.beta3 or later and if it isn’t: uninstall mongrel\_service (gem uninstall mongrel\_service) install mongrel\_service (gem install mongrel\_service) use gem list and verify that the mongrel\_service installed is 0.4 or later. If it isn’t, you need to take these extra steps: uninstall mongrel\_service (gem uninstall mongrel\_service) install mongrel\_service 0.4.beta3 (gem install mongrel\_service --pre) verify that the correct mongrel service has been installed by typing mongrel\_service at the dos prompt. Which should produce output like: Mongrel Windows Service, version 0.4.beta2 © 2006-2010 The Mongrel development team. mongrel\_service is not designed to run form commandline, please use mongrel\_rails service:: commands to create a win32 service. If the version is less than 0.4.beta2, you need to manually copy the new mongrel\_service.exe. On my system, Ruby is installed in C:\Ruby and I would have to copy the file: C:\Ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\mongrel\_service-0.4.beta3\resources\mongrel\_s ervice.exe to folder: C:\Ruby\bin Finally, navigate to the folder holding the RoR application and invoke these commands to uninstall/install the service: mongrel\_rails service::remove -N APALSvc mongrel\_rails service::install -N APALSvc -D “AutoPallet/AutoLoader Service” -c “D:/Development/APAL6/APALUI” -e production -p 3035 --log log/mongrel.log Cheers Pete ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/9 "2011-02-01T20:48:11Z")
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Edison T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > My question is are we suppose to see a pid file in windows? > and pid files are not created on Windows. > how are we allow the service to run multiple port like > -p 3000+3 ? ## You need to create multiple services at different ports. ## Luis L. AREA 17 Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupry ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/10 "2011-02-01T22:24:19Z")
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Edison T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > My next questions is instead of creating multiple services, is there an > option to allow one service run multiple ports. Something like creating > a script file trigger all the ports when one service start? > What is the best practice? Thanks!! =) No, right now there isn’t. mongrel\_service was designed behind that goal, but the code that powers that part is missing. (single mode is the only mode available in the current codebase) ## – Luis L. AREA 17 Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupry ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/11 "2011-03-23T07:53:41Z")
Luis L. wrote in post #943008: > > Basically, it seems that there just isn’t any way at all of running mongrel > > as a service with Rails 3. Could you confirm this? > > ## Correct. Noone has worked on fix that. > > Luis L. Is this still correct? thanks, Anita ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/12 "2011-03-23T12:14:42Z")
Yes, still correct. Sent from mobile. On Mar 23, 2011 4:57 AM, “Anita G.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Luis L. wrote in post #943008: > > > > Basically, it seems that there just isn’t any way at all of running > > > mongrel ---
**Author:** ![Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerhard\_Koekemoer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gerhard_Koekemoer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-service/195390/13 "2011-02-01T21:35:41Z")
Great, Thanks for confirmation! I’ve been confused by -d (daemon mode) -N (# of servers) parameter. I guess those won’t work in Windows. Some post gives me the impression that pid file exist in windows so I keep trying. My next questions is instead of creating multiple services, is there an option to allow one service run multiple ports. Something like creating a script file trigger all the ports when one service start? What is the best practice? Thanks!! =)