# Which server should i use for RAILs on my VPS **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [October 29, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619 "2007-10-29T15:37:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/1 "2007-10-29T15:37:51Z")
Hi guys, I have a linux VPS. I was wondering which is the best way to run rails on my server. Should I use: Webbricks Apache Apache+mongrel LiteSpeed - [http://litespeedtech.com](http://litespeedtech.com) waiting for some nice suggestions ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/2 "2007-10-29T15:45:37Z")
I’d like to say RubyWorks Production Stack. Check it out at [http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org](http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org) Basically you’re gonna need applicaiton server cluster plus load balancing plus (optional) services monitoring. RubyWorks provides the whole thing. On 10/29/07, Vinay B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > – Jeff X. Software Journeyman - [http://gigix.thoughtworkers.org](http://gigix.thoughtworkers.org) Open Source Contributor - [http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org](http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org) Technical Evangelist - [http://www.infoq.com/cn/](http://www.infoq.com/cn/) ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/3 "2007-10-29T15:57:44Z")
Jeff X. wrote: > I’d like to say RubyWorks Production Stack. Check it out at > [http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org](http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org) > > Basically you’re gonna need applicaiton server cluster plus load > balancing plus (optional) services monitoring. RubyWorks provides the > whole thing. > > On 10/29/07, Vinay B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > – > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > > > > > – > Jeff X. > Software Journeyman - [http://gigix.thoughtworkers.org](http://gigix.thoughtworkers.org) > Open Source Contributor - [http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org](http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org) > Technical Evangelist - [http://www.infoq.com/cn/](http://www.infoq.com/cn/) hey jeff, what about the performance issues… what about requests per second?? and have u used it?? also i already have apache on my server… would i need to remove it?? I would really appreciate it if you could help me out with these questions… thnx a million ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/4 "2007-10-29T22:35:21Z")
On 10/29/07, Vinay B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – > nginx + mongrel? Regards, Isak ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/5 "2007-10-29T23:39:28Z")
Isak H. wrote: > On 10/29/07, Vinay B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > – > > nginx + mongrel? > > Regards, > Isak sorry please ignore my last post … i was trying to install litespeed server ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/6 "2007-10-29T22:06:21Z")
Vinay B. wrote: > hey jeff, > what about the performance issues… what about requests per second?? and > have u used it?? also i already have apache on my server… would i need > to remove it?? > I would really appreciate it if you could help me out with these > questions… thnx a million Hey jeff, i tried to install litespeed on my ubuntu 7.04 machine and i got this error root@localhost:~# gem install ruby-lsapi Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError) ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. ruby extconf.rb install ruby-lsapi extconf.rb:1:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError) from extconf.rb:1 Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-lsapi-2.7 for inspection. Results logged to /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-lsapi-2.7/ext/lsapi/gem\_make.out can u please help me out here… ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/7 "2007-10-30T20:19:34Z")
Vinay B. escribió: > Hey jeff, > from extconf.rb:1 > > Gem files will remain installed in > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-lsapi-2.7 for inspection. > Results logged to > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-lsapi-2.7/ext/lsapi/gem\_make.out > > can u please help me out here… You need install / ruby1.8-dev package. Regards! / ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/8 "2007-10-30T20:18:24Z")
Vinay B. escribió: > Hi guys, > I have a linux VPS. I was wondering which is the best way to run rails > on my server. Should I use: > Webbricks > Apache > Apache+mongrel > LiteSpeed - [http://litespeedtech.com](http://litespeedtech.com) > > waiting for some nice suggestions We’re using apache+mongrel. If you only run rails applications you can try nginx+mongrel, but if you need another things apache+mongrel (I read it in some places). In my todo list have “Try apache+nginx”. Regards ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/9 "2007-10-30T20:51:44Z")
Rafael, It is not a webserver for rails. It is a repository with binary RPMs for several commonly used apps in a neatly packaged stack. If you follow their documentation it tells you that they use HAProxy, Monit, Mongrel and Runit. I prefer Nginx + Mongrel these days but I copied their Runit + Monit scripts. Runit is really nice. AEM ---
**Author:** ![warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@warlock\_handler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/warlock_handler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-server-should-i-use-for-rails-on-my-vps/118619/10 "2007-10-30T20:40:14Z")
Rafael García wrote: > Vinay B. escribió: > > > Hey jeff, > > from extconf.rb:1 > > > > Gem files will remain installed in > > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-lsapi-2.7 for inspection. > > Results logged to > > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-lsapi-2.7/ext/lsapi/gem\_make.out > > > > can u please help me out here… > > You need install / ruby1.8-dev package. > > Regards! > / well, i have the latest version installed. ohh BTW has anyone here used RubyWorks [http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org](http://rubyworks.rubyforge.org) its a webserver for rails.