# Mongrel vs. fcgi

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-vs-fcgi/130787>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 3, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-vs-fcgi/130787 "2008-03-03T11:40:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![maerzbow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@maerzbow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maerzbow)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-vs-fcgi/130787/1 "2008-03-03T11:40:58Z")

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I have a virtual root server (monthly $10) running some RoR projects  
with mediocre traffic by using MONGREL.  
It ROCKS.

But with every new mongrel instance I am getting closer to run out of  
system resources.

The web is full of posts like: FCGI is dead - Mongrel is the way how  
to do it.  
But then you see a list of great WebHosting plans like this:  
[http://www.rubyonrailswebhost.com/](http://www.rubyonrailswebhost.com/)

According to the reviews, it seems that these people know how to hist  
RoR  
But they are all using: FCGI

- do you think it is a good idea to get one of these hosting plans?
- does it scale - even if you are getting more traffic as expected?
- are there any other downsides using a webspace hosting over a root  
server?

what do you think?