# Where do you prefer storing pids, logs, sockets?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-you-prefer-storing-pids-logs-sockets/132524>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [March 21, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-you-prefer-storing-pids-logs-sockets/132524 "2008-03-21T01:04:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-you-prefer-storing-pids-logs-sockets/132524/1 "2008-03-21T01:04:57Z")

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This is kind of a quick poll, when you setup your mongrel/thin/  
wathever server, where do you prefer storing such things as pids,  
logs, sockets?

Do you prefer something like:

/var/run/thin (for pids)  
/var/log/thin (for logs)  
/home/user/tmp (for sockets)

Or let this stuff inside the rails application folder?

Does you decision depend on having one or more apps in the same  
server?

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-you-prefer-storing-pids-logs-sockets/132524/2 "2008-03-21T10:44:59Z")

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Hi

Quick answer - nginx, mongrel - logs per app under rails app, - but  
error log in /var/log. Mongrel pids in the rails app.

Tony

On 21/03/2008, Aníbal Rojas [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-you-prefer-storing-pids-logs-sockets/132524/3 "2008-03-21T16:35:15Z")

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I do the same. I keep the mogrel and rails pids and logs per app under  
the  
rails app folder and nginx logs in var/log.

Raul

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Subject: [Rails-deploy] Re: Where do you prefer storing pids, logs,  
sockets?

Hi

Quick answer - nginx, mongrel - logs per app under rails app, - but  
error log in /var/log. Mongrel pids in the rails app.

Tony

On 21/03/2008, Aníbal Rojas [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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Tony White