It was a miserable failure for us. Your best bet is to run on Linux.> 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this > couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate ifyou> haven''t)When it finally worked, after two weeks of trial and error (and we can''t reproduce it again) it performs poorly under IIS. It looks good until you start hitting it with any benchmarks. It really slows down.> 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application > (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapifilters?> (sub-domain them, different paths etc)Your best bet is to install Apache on Windows, set it to run on a higher port and use ISAPIRewrite to proxy to that higher port. Even then, it''s dog slow. I''m in a Windows shop, so believe me, I know what you''re going through. The reaility is that Ruby itself does not run well under Windows. It''s noticeable in the task manager when you run Console or even IRB. Your best bet is to do what I did: 1. Learn how to set up Lighttpd on Debian. (Debian is easy and stable, so your boss will like it) a. http://www.debian.org/ b. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/ c. http://www.debian.org/ports/i386/ d. http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-31r1a-i386 -netinst.iso e. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ f. http://brainspl.at/rails_stack.html (Thanks to Ezra for this awesome tutorial) 2. Learn how to set up multiple Rails apps on Debian with Lighttpd. I''ve got config files if you''d like them. 3. Write your application and keep track of the hours you spend on it. 4. Install Rails under IIS. Just try to make it work. After a few days of random frustration, you might get it to run. Run performance tests against it. It will be slow 5. Install Apache on Windows, on a higher port. Load your app as a FastCGI. Performance test it. It will also be slow :) 6 Test your app on the Linux machine. It will be lots faster. Show your boss that you can develop much faster with this enviornment, thus saving money in both development time and turnaround time. Also write tests so you can *show* why Rails is better. Additionally, if you use SubVersion (which will run on Windows) and a Linux production server, you can use SwitchTower to manage your deployments which is a HUGE advantage. Let me know if I can be of any help. It''s unfortunate that there''s not much love for Windows out there. Zed Shaw''s Mongrel now runs under Windows, so you might have some luck with that but you''ll need to make sure you''re running the latest ruby (1.8.4) so you can use the services stuff. I have not tested this yet but I do plan to give it a spin. Sorry to burst your bubble :) Brian Hogan Web Development Learning & Technology Services Schofield 3-B University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 715 836 3585 hoganbp@uwec.edu -----Original Message----- From: rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org [mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Simon C. Wex Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:15 AM To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org Subject: [Rails] RoR meets .net *cringe* Hey guys, I started a new job recently in a mobile R&D dept for a large company. Our team is small and has some autonomy. My boss has given me the go-ahead to write a couple of apps that are coming down the pipe using Rails. - With one proviso: Any apps we write have to run in our dept''s environment. - IIS. I know it''s possible to run RoR on IIS using ISAPI filters and fastCGI. So here are my Q''s: 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if you haven''t) 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi filters? (sub-domain them, different paths etc) I really appreciate any help you guys can offer, I''m dreading the thought of 40 hrs a week of red tape and static typing. Cheers, Simon. _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
This is disappointing to hear. it is also key for me to have a satisfactory hosting solution on windows for ror ( wether lighty, apache, iis or mongrel). Sure feels like ror is predominantly becoming a nix solution. Praying for some success stories running ror in production on windows. Fraz On 2/24/06, Hogan, Brian P. <HOGANBP@uwec.edu> wrote:> > It was a miserable failure for us. Your best bet is to run on Linux. > > > > 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this > > couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if > you > > haven''t) > > When it finally worked, after two weeks of trial and error (and we can''t > reproduce it again) it performs poorly under IIS. It looks good until > you start hitting it with any benchmarks. It really slows down. > > > 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application > > (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi > filters? > > (sub-domain them, different paths etc) > > Your best bet is to install Apache on Windows, set it to run on a higher > port and use ISAPIRewrite to proxy to that higher port. > > Even then, it''s dog slow. > > I''m in a Windows shop, so believe me, I know what you''re going through. > The reaility is that Ruby itself does not run well under Windows. It''s > noticeable in the task manager when you run Console or even IRB. > > Your best bet is to do what I did: > > 1. Learn how to set up Lighttpd on Debian. (Debian is easy and stable, > so your boss will like it) > > a. http://www.debian.org/ > b. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/ > c. http://www.debian.org/ports/i386/ > d. > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-31r1a-i386 > -netinst.iso > e. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ > f. http://brainspl.at/rails_stack.html (Thanks to Ezra for this > awesome tutorial) > > > 2. Learn how to set up multiple Rails apps on Debian with Lighttpd. I''ve > got config files if you''d like them. > 3. Write your application and keep track of the hours you spend on it. > 4. Install Rails under IIS. Just try to make it work. After a few days > of random frustration, you might get it to run. Run performance tests > against it. It will be slow > 5. Install Apache on Windows, on a higher port. Load your app as a > FastCGI. Performance test it. It will also be slow :) > 6 Test your app on the Linux machine. It will be lots faster. > > Show your boss that you can develop much faster with this enviornment, > thus saving money in both development time and turnaround time. Also > write tests so you can *show* why Rails is better. Additionally, if you > use SubVersion (which will run on Windows) and a Linux production > server, you can use SwitchTower to manage your deployments which is a > HUGE advantage. > > Let me know if I can be of any help. It''s unfortunate that there''s not > much love for Windows out there. > > Zed Shaw''s Mongrel now runs under Windows, so you might have some luck > with that but you''ll need to make sure you''re running the latest ruby > (1.8.4) so you can use the services stuff. I have not tested this yet > but I do plan to give it a spin. > > Sorry to burst your bubble :) > > Brian Hogan > Web Development > Learning & Technology Services > Schofield 3-B > University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire > 715 836 3585 > hoganbp@uwec.edu > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org > [mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Simon C. Wex > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:15 AM > To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > Subject: [Rails] RoR meets .net *cringe* > > > Hey guys, > > I started a new job recently in a mobile R&D dept for a large company. > Our team is small and has some autonomy. My boss has given me the > go-ahead to write a couple of apps that are coming down the pipe using > Rails. - With one proviso: Any apps we write have to run in our dept''s > environment. - IIS. > > I know it''s possible to run RoR on IIS using ISAPI filters and fastCGI. > So here are my Q''s: > > 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this > couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if you > > haven''t) > > 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application > (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi filters? > > (sub-domain them, different paths etc) > > I really appreciate any help you guys can offer, I''m dreading the > thought of 40 hrs a week of red tape and static typing. > > Cheers, Simon. > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://wrath.rubyonrails.org/pipermail/rails/attachments/20060224/5132b023/attachment.html
Well, I think that means I''m out of luck. I have no problem setting up debian (though I''d probably run it on a flavor of BSD if I had my choice) I develop on my iBook at home and I''d rather do the same at work. Unfortunately we''re stuck hosting on M$ Windoze. The red tape in this company is unusually tangled. It has taken me 5 days to try, unsuccesfully get a folder deleted off of my machine that was created by it''s previous owner. I have this small window to get ruby through and I doubt it''s going to happen if it can''t happily run on ''doze. If anyone has any other ideas I''m all ears because the alternative is doing all this work in asp.nein. Cheers, Simon. On 2/24/2006, "Hogan, Brian P." <HOGANBP@uwec.edu> wrote:>It was a miserable failure for us. Your best bet is to run on Linux. > > >> 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this >> couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if >you >> haven''t) > >When it finally worked, after two weeks of trial and error (and we can''t >reproduce it again) it performs poorly under IIS. It looks good until >you start hitting it with any benchmarks. It really slows down. > >> 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application >> (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi >filters? >> (sub-domain them, different paths etc) > >Your best bet is to install Apache on Windows, set it to run on a higher >port and use ISAPIRewrite to proxy to that higher port. > >Even then, it''s dog slow. > >I''m in a Windows shop, so believe me, I know what you''re going through. >The reaility is that Ruby itself does not run well under Windows. It''s >noticeable in the task manager when you run Console or even IRB. > >Your best bet is to do what I did: > >1. Learn how to set up Lighttpd on Debian. (Debian is easy and stable, >so your boss will like it) > > a. http://www.debian.org/ > b. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/ > c. http://www.debian.org/ports/i386/ > d. >http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-31r1a-i386 >-netinst.iso > e. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ > f. http://brainspl.at/rails_stack.html (Thanks to Ezra for this >awesome tutorial) > > >2. Learn how to set up multiple Rails apps on Debian with Lighttpd. I''ve >got config files if you''d like them. >3. Write your application and keep track of the hours you spend on it. >4. Install Rails under IIS. Just try to make it work. After a few days >of random frustration, you might get it to run. Run performance tests >against it. It will be slow >5. Install Apache on Windows, on a higher port. Load your app as a >FastCGI. Performance test it. It will also be slow :) >6 Test your app on the Linux machine. It will be lots faster. > >Show your boss that you can develop much faster with this enviornment, >thus saving money in both development time and turnaround time. Also >write tests so you can *show* why Rails is better. Additionally, if you >use SubVersion (which will run on Windows) and a Linux production >server, you can use SwitchTower to manage your deployments which is a >HUGE advantage. > >Let me know if I can be of any help. It''s unfortunate that there''s not >much love for Windows out there. > >Zed Shaw''s Mongrel now runs under Windows, so you might have some luck >with that but you''ll need to make sure you''re running the latest ruby >(1.8.4) so you can use the services stuff. I have not tested this yet >but I do plan to give it a spin. > >Sorry to burst your bubble :) > >Brian Hogan >Web Development >Learning & Technology Services >Schofield 3-B >University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire >715 836 3585 >hoganbp@uwec.edu > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org >[mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Simon C. Wex >Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:15 AM >To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org >Subject: [Rails] RoR meets .net *cringe* > > >Hey guys, > >I started a new job recently in a mobile R&D dept for a large company. >Our team is small and has some autonomy. My boss has given me the >go-ahead to write a couple of apps that are coming down the pipe using >Rails. - With one proviso: Any apps we write have to run in our dept''s >environment. - IIS. > >I know it''s possible to run RoR on IIS using ISAPI filters and fastCGI. >So here are my Q''s: > >1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this >couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if you > >haven''t) > >2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application >(one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi filters? > >(sub-domain them, different paths etc) > >I really appreciate any help you guys can offer, I''m dreading the >thought of 40 hrs a week of red tape and static typing. > >Cheers, Simon. >_______________________________________________ >Rails mailing list >Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >_______________________________________________ >Rails mailing list >Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
I hear you. I tested Mongrel this morning with no luck on performance. Apache + fcgi on the same windows box proxied through IIS might be useful to you though so let me know if you''d like config instructions that I used. I am planning on putting this online at some point but I want to cover the performance issues before I do. I will continue to investigate Ruby on Windows and would welcome any help. On 2/24/06, simonwex@gilford.textdrive.com <simonwex@gilford.textdrive.com> wrote:> > Well, I think that means I''m out of luck. I have no problem setting up > debian (though I''d probably run it on a flavor of BSD if I had my > choice) I develop on my iBook at home and I''d rather do the same at > work. > > Unfortunately we''re stuck hosting on M$ Windoze. The red tape in this > company is unusually tangled. It has taken me 5 days to try, > unsuccesfully get a folder deleted off of my machine that was created by > it''s previous owner. I have this small window to get ruby through and I > doubt it''s going to happen if it can''t happily run on ''doze. > > If anyone has any other ideas I''m all ears because the alternative is > doing all this work in asp.nein. > > Cheers, Simon. > > On 2/24/2006, "Hogan, Brian P." <HOGANBP@uwec.edu> wrote: > > >It was a miserable failure for us. Your best bet is to run on Linux. > > > > > >> 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this > >> couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if > >you > >> haven''t) > > > >When it finally worked, after two weeks of trial and error (and we can''t > >reproduce it again) it performs poorly under IIS. It looks good until > >you start hitting it with any benchmarks. It really slows down. > > > >> 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application > >> (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi > >filters? > >> (sub-domain them, different paths etc) > > > >Your best bet is to install Apache on Windows, set it to run on a higher > >port and use ISAPIRewrite to proxy to that higher port. > > > >Even then, it''s dog slow. > > > >I''m in a Windows shop, so believe me, I know what you''re going through. > >The reaility is that Ruby itself does not run well under Windows. It''s > >noticeable in the task manager when you run Console or even IRB. > > > >Your best bet is to do what I did: > > > >1. Learn how to set up Lighttpd on Debian. (Debian is easy and stable, > >so your boss will like it) > > > > a. http://www.debian.org/ > > b. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/ > > c. http://www.debian.org/ports/i386/ > > d. > >http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-31r1a-i386 > >-netinst.iso > > e. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ > > f. http://brainspl.at/rails_stack.html (Thanks to Ezra for this > >awesome tutorial) > > > > > >2. Learn how to set up multiple Rails apps on Debian with Lighttpd. I''ve > >got config files if you''d like them. > >3. Write your application and keep track of the hours you spend on it. > >4. Install Rails under IIS. Just try to make it work. After a few days > >of random frustration, you might get it to run. Run performance tests > >against it. It will be slow > >5. Install Apache on Windows, on a higher port. Load your app as a > >FastCGI. Performance test it. It will also be slow :) > >6 Test your app on the Linux machine. It will be lots faster. > > > >Show your boss that you can develop much faster with this enviornment, > >thus saving money in both development time and turnaround time. Also > >write tests so you can *show* why Rails is better. Additionally, if you > >use SubVersion (which will run on Windows) and a Linux production > >server, you can use SwitchTower to manage your deployments which is a > >HUGE advantage. > > > >Let me know if I can be of any help. It''s unfortunate that there''s not > >much love for Windows out there. > > > >Zed Shaw''s Mongrel now runs under Windows, so you might have some luck > >with that but you''ll need to make sure you''re running the latest ruby > >(1.8.4) so you can use the services stuff. I have not tested this yet > >but I do plan to give it a spin. > > > >Sorry to burst your bubble :) > > > >Brian Hogan > >Web Development > >Learning & Technology Services > >Schofield 3-B > >University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire > >715 836 3585 > >hoganbp@uwec.edu > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org > >[mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Simon C. Wex > >Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:15 AM > >To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > >Subject: [Rails] RoR meets .net *cringe* > > > > > >Hey guys, > > > >I started a new job recently in a mobile R&D dept for a large company. > >Our team is small and has some autonomy. My boss has given me the > >go-ahead to write a couple of apps that are coming down the pipe using > >Rails. - With one proviso: Any apps we write have to run in our dept''s > >environment. - IIS. > > > >I know it''s possible to run RoR on IIS using ISAPI filters and fastCGI. > >So here are my Q''s: > > > >1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this > >couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if you > > > >haven''t) > > > >2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application > >(one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi filters? > > > >(sub-domain them, different paths etc) > > > >I really appreciate any help you guys can offer, I''m dreading the > >thought of 40 hrs a week of red tape and static typing. > > > >Cheers, Simon. > >_______________________________________________ > >Rails mailing list > >Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > >_______________________________________________ > >Rails mailing list > >Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://wrath.rubyonrails.org/pipermail/rails/attachments/20060224/33ad6edb/attachment-0001.html
> 2. Learn how to set up multiple Rails apps on Debian with Lighttpd. I''ve > got config files if you''d like them.Can you send me the lighttpd config files? I''m a bit struggling with running multiple applications on lighttpd. On 2/24/06, Hogan, Brian P. <HOGANBP@uwec.edu> wrote:> It was a miserable failure for us. Your best bet is to run on Linux. > > > > 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this > > couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if > you > > haven''t) > > When it finally worked, after two weeks of trial and error (and we can''t > reproduce it again) it performs poorly under IIS. It looks good until > you start hitting it with any benchmarks. It really slows down. > > > 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application > > (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi > filters? > > (sub-domain them, different paths etc) > > Your best bet is to install Apache on Windows, set it to run on a higher > port and use ISAPIRewrite to proxy to that higher port. > > Even then, it''s dog slow. > > I''m in a Windows shop, so believe me, I know what you''re going through. > The reaility is that Ruby itself does not run well under Windows. It''s > noticeable in the task manager when you run Console or even IRB. > > Your best bet is to do what I did: > > 1. Learn how to set up Lighttpd on Debian. (Debian is easy and stable, > so your boss will like it) > > a. http://www.debian.org/ > b. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/ > c. http://www.debian.org/ports/i386/ > d. > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-31r1a-i386 > -netinst.iso > e. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ > f. http://brainspl.at/rails_stack.html (Thanks to Ezra for this > awesome tutorial) > > > 2. Learn how to set up multiple Rails apps on Debian with Lighttpd. I''ve > got config files if you''d like them. > 3. Write your application and keep track of the hours you spend on it. > 4. Install Rails under IIS. Just try to make it work. After a few days > of random frustration, you might get it to run. Run performance tests > against it. It will be slow > 5. Install Apache on Windows, on a higher port. Load your app as a > FastCGI. Performance test it. It will also be slow :) > 6 Test your app on the Linux machine. It will be lots faster. > > Show your boss that you can develop much faster with this enviornment, > thus saving money in both development time and turnaround time. Also > write tests so you can *show* why Rails is better. Additionally, if you > use SubVersion (which will run on Windows) and a Linux production > server, you can use SwitchTower to manage your deployments which is a > HUGE advantage. > > Let me know if I can be of any help. It''s unfortunate that there''s not > much love for Windows out there. > > Zed Shaw''s Mongrel now runs under Windows, so you might have some luck > with that but you''ll need to make sure you''re running the latest ruby > (1.8.4) so you can use the services stuff. I have not tested this yet > but I do plan to give it a spin. > > Sorry to burst your bubble :) > > Brian Hogan > Web Development > Learning & Technology Services > Schofield 3-B > University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire > 715 836 3585 > hoganbp@uwec.edu > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org > [mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Simon C. Wex > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:15 AM > To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > Subject: [Rails] RoR meets .net *cringe* > > > Hey guys, > > I started a new job recently in a mobile R&D dept for a large company. > Our team is small and has some autonomy. My boss has given me the > go-ahead to write a couple of apps that are coming down the pipe using > Rails. - With one proviso: Any apps we write have to run in our dept''s > environment. - IIS. > > I know it''s possible to run RoR on IIS using ISAPI filters and fastCGI. > So here are my Q''s: > > 1. Has anyone done any benchmarks with it? Is there any reason this > couldn''t be viable for production loads? (feel free to speculate if you > > haven''t) > > 2. Are there any practical suggestions for laying out an application > (one web site) that is both asp.net and RoR for the regex isapi filters? > > (sub-domain them, different paths etc) > > I really appreciate any help you guys can offer, I''m dreading the > thought of 40 hrs a week of red tape and static typing. > > Cheers, Simon. > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
Brian Hogan wrote:> I will continue to investigate Ruby on Windows and would welcome any > help. >I''d be happy to do some testing for you. I''m also working in a Windows shop, and running my RoR dev apps on Webrick. I''m really dreading the day when I need to migrate to a production Windows server. I seriously believe this is the biggest knock against RoR in many organizations. I''m sure Debian et al, are nice for RoR, but anything other than Windows Server in an Active Directory network will be problematic. Sysadmins don''t want to be worrying about that guy down the hall that insists on running Debian/FreeBSD/etc instead of Windows like every other developer in the building. Another issue I have is that I need to be able to run IIS 6 on one IP, and an RoR-friendly server on another IP....all on the same machine. Apache/lighty may be the way to go, but I was really hoping Mongrel would be the ticket. I''ll try it next week and see if I have any luck. -Chris -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> Another issue I have is that I need to be able to run IIS 6 on one IP, > and an RoR-friendly server on another IP....all on the same machine. > Apache/lighty may be the way to go, but I was really hoping Mongrel > would be the ticket. I''ll try it next week and see if I have any luck. > -ChrisOne word: VMWare. http://www.vmware.com/ Run Windows as the host. Also do your IIS webserving off of this. Install whatever *nix you like as a guest OS under VMWare. You can configure the VM instance to have the second IP address. Since you are only running one vm instance, you could use the free VMWare Player (though you''d need to grab a copy of VMWare Server, which is also free, to create your own VMware instance if you don''t like any of the readily available images). -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
I have a Gentoo Linux virtual machine built with a full LAMP stack plus Rails 1.1.2, lighttpd, SQLite and PostgreSQL. As a ZIP archive it''s about a gigabyte, and unzipped about 3 GB, but if there''s stuff there you don''t want, I could delete it to make it smaller. For example, I''ve loaded a lot of the documentation, X, a couple of math packages and the XFCE desktop. It''s a free as in open source project, and I''m looking for testers!!! I think I have hosting for the downloads lined up, but if someone here wants to adopt it, I''d be willing to let them. My own web site doesn''t have quite enough disk space. Will Green wrote:>> Another issue I have is that I need to be able to run IIS 6 on one IP, >> and an RoR-friendly server on another IP....all on the same machine. >> Apache/lighty may be the way to go, but I was really hoping Mongrel >> would be the ticket. I''ll try it next week and see if I have any luck. >> -Chris >> > > One word: VMWare. > > http://www.vmware.com/ > > Run Windows as the host. Also do your IIS webserving off of this. > Install whatever *nix you like as a guest OS under VMWare. You can > configure the VM instance to have the second IP address. > > Since you are only running one vm instance, you could use the free > VMWare Player (though you''d need to grab a copy of VMWare Server, which > is also free, to create your own VMware instance if you don''t like any > of the readily available images). > >-- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky http://linuxcapacityplanning.com
Hi, I was in similar situation with a client where they was using ASP.Net. I attempted to make modifications to the source that I was given and there was one failure after another with MS products. Thus, as an exercise, I implemented everything that was in ASP.Net in a days time + plus all the additions that they wanted me to add to ASP.Net code. The clients were blown away because it had all the error checking plus the additions of AJAX. Furthermore, I told them that it was zero cost and you wouldn''t have to purchase any expensive M$ licenses. Next, your applications are no longer restricted to IIS web server and that you can use Apache in a Unix environment. In short, save money, save time, and concentrate on delivering quality applications. The moral of this experience is that managers don''t understand talk but if you show them something this is when they bite; the proof is the pudding. Peace, -Conrad On 5/2/06, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb@cesmail.net> wrote:> I have a Gentoo Linux virtual machine built with a full LAMP stack plus > Rails 1.1.2, lighttpd, SQLite and PostgreSQL. As a ZIP archive it''s > about a gigabyte, and unzipped about 3 GB, but if there''s stuff there > you don''t want, I could delete it to make it smaller. For example, I''ve > loaded a lot of the documentation, X, a couple of math packages and the > XFCE desktop. It''s a free as in open source project, and I''m looking for > testers!!! > > I think I have hosting for the downloads lined up, but if someone here > wants to adopt it, I''d be willing to let them. My own web site doesn''t > have quite enough disk space. > > Will Green wrote: > >> Another issue I have is that I need to be able to run IIS 6 on one IP, > >> and an RoR-friendly server on another IP....all on the same machine. > >> Apache/lighty may be the way to go, but I was really hoping Mongrel > >> would be the ticket. I''ll try it next week and see if I have any luck. > >> -Chris > >> > > > > One word: VMWare. > > > > http://www.vmware.com/ > > > > Run Windows as the host. Also do your IIS webserving off of this. > > Install whatever *nix you like as a guest OS under VMWare. You can > > configure the VM instance to have the second IP address. > > > > Since you are only running one vm instance, you could use the free > > VMWare Player (though you''d need to grab a copy of VMWare Server, which > > is also free, to create your own VMware instance if you don''t like any > > of the readily available images). > > > > > > -- > M. Edward (Ed) Borasky > > http://linuxcapacityplanning.com > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >