# Tutorials on Apache and Rails on mongrel

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-apache-and-rails-on-mongrel/158707>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 27, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-apache-and-rails-on-mongrel/158707 "2009-01-27T03:54:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/builtbysimple)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-apache-and-rails-on-mongrel/158707/1 "2009-01-27T03:54:55Z")

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Dear all,

Could anyone refer me a good tutorial for setting up apache as the  
proxy for Rails apps that uses Mongrel?

Thank you very much.

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**Author:** ![builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/builtbysimple)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-apache-and-rails-on-mongrel/158707/2 "2009-01-27T04:00:46Z")

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## I would suggest that you use passenger as that’s much easier than the alternative solutions: [http://modrails.com/](http://modrails.com/)

Ryan B.

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-apache-and-rails-on-mongrel/158707/3 "2009-01-27T06:12:23Z")

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Ryan B. wrote:

> ## I would suggest that you use passenger as that’s much easier than the alternative solutions: [http://modrails.com/](http://modrails.com/)
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> Ryan B.

These are the Apache settings you need:  
[http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod\_proxy\_balancer.html](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html)