# RoR for a Large Scale App?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-for-a-large-scale-app/105953>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 4, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-for-a-large-scale-app/105953 "2007-06-04T22:48:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-for-a-large-scale-app/105953/1 "2007-06-04T22:48:39Z")

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I’ve seen discussion on this topic in the past, and was wondering what  
people’s feelings were in regards to the more recent releases?  
Mainly, could it be possible to build a web application on the scale  
of, say, Amazon, or deal with similar bandwidth and load requirements  
as an iTunes would? It may be unfair to expect that much, seeing as  
these are some of the largest around, but would a setup of RoR scale  
to handle this and, if not, what are the limitations that prevent it  
from handling it?

Basically, I’m about to embark upon a large scale project and am  
weighing my options, and the small amounts of RoR I’ve developed with  
I’ve loved – yet I just don’t know how far it can go. Thanks for the  
input.