Mongrel

Rails
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Since Mongrel is now built into Rails, Is it possible to change the
default port from 3000 to something else?

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On Aug 28, 2007, at 22:47 , RonGreen wrote:

Since Mongrel is now built into Rails, Is it possible to change the
default port from 3000 to something else?

I’ve searched for a convenient way to configure the default port per
app myself (other than using a command line switch). I’ve settled on
creating a one-line shell script in RAILS_ROOT:

$ cat server
script/server -p 3101

I change the port number for each app and can start it with a cd
and ./server

Not perfect, but it works.

Michael G.
grzm seespotcode net

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On 29 Aug 2007, at 05:55, Michael G. wrote:

I change the port number for each app and can start it with a cd
and ./server

Not perfect, but it works.

If you want to host your server on the same port every time (but not
the default 3000 one), you can add the following lines to
~/.bash_login (don’t forget to quit the session and start a new one
afterwards):
alias serverd=‘sudo script/server -p 80’ # start up the beast on port
80 (privileged port, so needs sudo)
alias serverp=‘sudo script/server -p 80 -e production’ # start up in
production

You can then just use “serverd” en “serverp” in your Rails app folder
to start your server.

Now for Michael’s method: you could write a bash script that loops
through ports checking for the first available one, then use that to
start up a mongrel on that available port. The method described at
http://www.bhaskarvk.info/content/unix/bash_tricks.html is a good
start, maybe someone with a bit more bash experience on the list can
tell you how to write the loop and start a mongrel on an available port.

Best regards

Peter De Berdt