# Win2k3, Apache, Mongrel, Mod\_ruby Production alternative?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win2k3-apache-mongrel-mod-ruby-production-alternative/143238>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [July 16, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win2k3-apache-mongrel-mod-ruby-production-alternative/143238 "2008-07-16T17:37:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisdwan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@chrisdwan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisdwan)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win2k3-apache-mongrel-mod-ruby-production-alternative/143238/1 "2008-07-16T17:37:04Z")

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Currently I am running a production environment with 4 Mongrel\_clusters  
being proxied by Apache 2.2 using mod\_ruby in a Windows 2003 server  
environment.

For every mongrel\_cluster it spawns a mongrel\_serivce.exe \*32 and a  
ruby.exe \*32 process. As you might’ve guessed, I am running a 64 bit  
machine and would really run something natively in 64 bit. My searches  
though yielded nothing usefull that indicates there is actual 64 bit  
support for either ruby or rails or mongrel.

This solution has been running quite satisfying for a couple years now,  
but recently I have been having some instability and performance issues  
which made me pursue more professional solutions. Too bad the awesome  
mod\_rails (Passenger) is only compatible with Linux and performs very  
poor on Windows. I currently do not have the resources to maintain a  
Linux server or hire someone to do it for me, so Linux solutions are not  
viable.

Which solution would currently be the most professional performance and  
stability-wise on a Windows 64bit platform?

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**Author:** ![chrisdwan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@chrisdwan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisdwan)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win2k3-apache-mongrel-mod-ruby-production-alternative/143238/2 "2008-08-19T07:30:38Z")

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> Which solution would currently be the most professional performance and  
> stability-wise on a Windows 64bit platform?

You could try mongrel and mingw. Might work 🙂  
-=R

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