runrails

Using runit for Rails hosting

Code (scripts etc.):

• tarball – http://zhesto.railshosting.org/files/runrails-1.0.tgz
• subversion: https://opensvn.csie.org/zh/runrails/

Usage

from the root account

* apt-get install runit
* get scripts + tar xvzf ...
* merge /usr/local/sbin/* and　/etc/skel.merge/* in your system
* addrails {username}  -> will produce　/home/{username} and /etc/runit/home/{username}
* cd /var/service
* ln -s /etc/runit/home/{username}  -> {username} can use runit
services start/stop from his own directory (~/runit/....)

from the {username} (non-privileged) account

lighttpd

* edit ~/Services/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
* cd ~/runit
* ln -s ~/Services/lighttpd

lighttpd start/stop: cd runit; svdown lighttpd; svup lighttpd (svup to svdown are in ~/.bash_aliases)

Rails applications:

rails ~/Sites/{appname}

FastCGI

Adios FastCGI (post-fastcgi ways)

• SimpleCGI (SCGI)
• Mongrel