# New thread .. using Mongrel?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-thread-using-mongrel/113318>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 29, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-thread-using-mongrel/113318 "2007-08-29T19:52:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-thread-using-mongrel/113318/1 "2007-08-29T19:52:10Z")

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Now that I found a way to produce PDF from HTML+CSS using Prince, I  
realize that this task could be run in a separate thread (just producing  
and storing a file running a bin)  
Is there a way in RoR to launch such separate process ?  
if yes, where can I find some doc on it ?

thanks for you info

kad

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**Author:** ![kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-thread-using-mongrel/113318/2 "2007-08-29T20:06:34Z")

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Check out BackgrounDrb.

Jason