# Re: Most common production OS

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-most-common-production-os/92455>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 19, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-most-common-production-os/92455 "2007-04-19T17:19:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![piet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a9adbd/32.png) [@piet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/piet)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-most-common-production-os/92455/1 "2007-04-19T17:19:15Z")

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Scott,

Static files are handled by apache.  
I’m planning on replacing apache with nginx on one server though. It  
needs to serve loads of static files (as part of the Rails app), and I  
hear those are better handled by nginx.

I really like haproxy though (started out using pound).

Piet.

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From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Scott B.  
Sent: donderdag 19 april 2007 17:00  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Subject: [Rails] Re: Most common production OS

Piet,

With haproxy, how are you serving the static files, is mongrel  
handling those or are you offloading those to something else?

Thanks,  
Scott