# Multiple Apache 2.2 Servers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [February 11, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-apache-2-2-servers/85216 "2007-02-11T15:23:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![giantcranes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@giantcranes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giantcranes)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-apache-2-2-servers/85216/1 "2007-02-11T15:23:39Z")
Hi, I am currently planning the deployment of a rails/mysql application. I am hoping to host a number of virtual ubuntu 6.06 servers on xen. The initial deployment will go something like this: 1 web server : Apache 2.2 + mod\_proxy\_balancer 2 app servers : Each with a number of mongrel instances + memcached 1 file server : Will store and serve uploaded files 1 db server : MySQL 5 (I may add a second slave MySQL server if capacity allows) Being new to rails, MySQL and linux, I think that this setup will give me flexibility to scale out in the future. If I need to add a second Apache server, will I need a hardware load balancer? Also, are there obvious faults with my deployment plan? Apologies if these questions are very basic, I come from a windows/.NET background but am spending more and more time on the good side of computing. Cheers, GiantCranes ---
**Author:** ![giantcranes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@giantcranes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giantcranes)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-apache-2-2-servers/85216/2 "2007-02-12T13:49:57Z")
This is mine thoughts too. I am very keen to hear from someone with deployment experience. dima On Feb 11, 3:23 pm, GiantCranes [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)