# Setup to replace Lighttpd + FCGI? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 9, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-to-replace-lighttpd-fcgi/116785 "2007-10-09T19:40:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rohit)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-to-replace-lighttpd-fcgi/116785/1 "2007-10-09T19:40:02Z")
I’m considering moving from my Lighttpd + FCGI setup to some server (Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd) balancing a Mongrel cluster. As you know, everyone has different opinions about which setup is best. I have 512 MB VPS, currently running the LxAdmin control panel. I have two questions: 1. Can anyone with similar setup recommend a good Mongrel cluster- based setup for a VPS of this size? 2. One way I’m looking to free up resources is by not using a control panel, say if I move to Nginx. I’m certainly not a seasoned admin, but I can manage via the command line. How necessary is a control panel, in your experience, given that I want to manage a single Rails app that on my VPS? What features are most necessary? (I think i would need to manage DNS and database backups at least, right?) Thanks so much for your insight. ---
**Author:** ![rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rohit)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-to-replace-lighttpd-fcgi/116785/2 "2007-10-09T20:04:42Z")
> I’m considering moving from my Lighttpd + FCGI setup to some server > (Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd) balancing a Mongrel cluster. As you > know, everyone has different opinions about which setup is best. > > I have 512 MB VPS, currently running the LxAdmin control panel. > > I have two questions: If you don’t have an insane amount of traffic (and I’m guessing you don’t if it’s a single 512mb vps) you might want to look into Litespeed as well. The free (not open source, but free) version has a restriction of 150 connections (not 150 reqs/sec, but simultaneous connections). One nice thing about it is it can automatically start/stop rails processes as needed… I use it to run several rails apps that get little traffic (ie. just me usually) and 99% of the time no rails processes are running at all… > **[LiteSpeed Web Server - Apache Alternative - LiteSpeed Technologies](https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server)** > > LiteSpeed Web Server is an Apache alternative that conserves resources without sacrificing performance, security, or convenience. Double the capacity of your current Apache servers! Securely handle thousands of concurrent clients while consuming... -philip ---
**Author:** ![rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rohit)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-to-replace-lighttpd-fcgi/116785/3 "2007-10-09T20:56:30Z")
Thanks. But I suppose like many people, I’m hoping to have a lot more traffic someday! So I was looking for a good foundation which will scale relatively easily. ---
**Author:** ![rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rohit)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-to-replace-lighttpd-fcgi/116785/4 "2007-10-10T04:36:49Z")
Hi Rohit On Oct 10, 1:39 am, Rohit [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m considering moving from my Lighttpd + FCGI setup to some server > (Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd) balancing a Mongrel cluster. As you > know, everyone has different opinions about which setup is best. > > I have 512 MB VPS, currently running the LxAdmin control panel. > > I have two questions: > > 1. Can anyone with similar setup recommend a good Mongrel cluster- > based setup for a VPS of this size? cch:There is an excellent book which can be purchased as a PDF(Pragmatic Programmers). Just google for “Rails Deployment”.Just read itlast nite and there is a section that covers VPS ---
**Author:** ![rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rohit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rohit)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setup-to-replace-lighttpd-fcgi/116785/5 "2007-10-09T22:24:49Z")
> Thanks. But I suppose like many people, I’m hoping to have a lot more > traffic someday! > So I was looking for a good foundation which will scale relatively > easily. Who isn’t 🙂 But… at 150 max connections… let’s say each connection takes a second (which is probably too long, but for arguments sake)… 150 \* 60 \* 60 \* 24 = 12,960,000 _pages_ per day. That’s a _lot_ of traffic. Assuming of course it’s all nicely spread out 🙂 I’m not pushing you into litespeed, it just seems to work pretty well and have a high enough ceiling that most folks aren’t going to hit it any time soon.