Rails - May 2006 - Rails Deployment: Book recommendation?

Hello,
I''m seeking a book on rails deployment (I think a general deployment
on nix book can helps too)
I need in depth information about Apache, FastCGI, (LightTPD maybe).
I was thinking always I know what a web server is! but when I think
more deeply about it (after reading Capistrano doc) it seems I need
more info about app, web and db servers. stuff like how to config the
app server (for ex. managing FastCGI processes), what slave and master
db means (I know this but need more info!), how to setup clustering on
web server and such things.

Do you know where could I find required info? books? online docs?
anything useful?

Thank you all friends!
- Dunnil

I forgot to mention, I come from MS Windows.


On 5/31/06, Human Dunnil <h.dunnil@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
> I''m seeking a book on rails deployment (I think a general
deployment
> on nix book can helps too)
> I need in depth information about Apache, FastCGI, (LightTPD maybe).
> I was thinking always I know what a web server is! but when I think
> more deeply about it (after reading Capistrano doc) it seems I need
> more info about app, web and db servers. stuff like how to config the
> app server (for ex. managing FastCGI processes), what slave and master
> db means (I know this but need more info!), how to setup clustering on
> web server and such things.
>
> Do you know where could I find required info? books? online docs?
> anything useful?
>
> Thank you all friends!
> - Dunnil
>

I think you are better of using online documentation.
For the Apache part itself many like the "Pro Apache" book but
deploying Rails is a bit different than the average install.


On 5/31/06, Human Dunnil <h.dunnil@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
> I''m seeking a book on rails deployment (I think a general
deployment
> on nix book can helps too)
> I need in depth information about Apache, FastCGI, (LightTPD maybe).
> I was thinking always I know what a web server is! but when I think
> more deeply about it (after reading Capistrano doc) it seems I need
> more info about app, web and db servers. stuff like how to config the
> app server (for ex. managing FastCGI processes), what slave and master
> db means (I know this but need more info!), how to setup clustering on
> web server and such things.
>
> Do you know where could I find required info? books? online docs?
> anything useful?
>
> Thank you all friends!
> - Dunnil
> _______________________________________________
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Human Dunnil wrote:
> Hello,
> I''m seeking a book on rails deployment (I think a general
deployment
> on nix book can helps too)
> I need in depth information about Apache, FastCGI, (LightTPD maybe).
> I was thinking always I know what a web server is! but when I think
> more deeply about it (after reading Capistrano doc) it seems I need
> more info about app, web and db servers. stuff like how to config the
> app server (for ex. managing FastCGI processes), what slave and master
> db means (I know this but need more info!), how to setup clustering on
> web server and such things.
> 
> Do you know where could I find required info? books? online docs?
> anything useful?
> 
> Thank you all friends!
> - Dunnil
Ezra Zygmuntowicz is close to releasing the beta (PDF) version of a book 
on these subjects. His original announcement is here:

http://brainspl.at/articles/2005/12/09/rails-deployment-configuration-book

I expect Ezra will chip in with the latest news on when he expects the 
beta to be available. This is a fast-moving area, e.g. with the arrival 
of Mongrel and the Apache load-balancing proxy module, so there has been 
stuff to cover that didn''t exist at the time of his orginal
announcement.

regards

   Justin

Hi,

I''m about a month ahead of you. I''m finding ''Agile
Web Development with
Rails'' (nicknamed AWDWR)to be an excellent read. Supposedly, the second
edition is about to come out, so you might want to wait a bit.

In regard to Ruby, I read the ''Pickaxe Book'' aka
''Programming Ruby''.
Another good book.

I''m also from MS Windows XP/Pro and I''m heading towards Apple
land.

If you pick up AWSWR, give me a ''buzz'', I may be able to save
you a bit
of time - as there is one ''gotcha'' in it.

Good luck (to the both of us),
Pat

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[mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Human Dunnil
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:27 PM
To: rails
Subject: [Rails] Re: Rails Deployment: Book recommendation?

I forgot to mention, I come from MS Windows.


On 5/31/06, Human Dunnil <h.dunnil@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
> I''m seeking a book on rails deployment (I think a general
deployment
> on nix book can helps too)
> I need in depth information about Apache, FastCGI, (LightTPD maybe).
> I was thinking always I know what a web server is! but when I think
> more deeply about it (after reading Capistrano doc) it seems I need
> more info about app, web and db servers. stuff like how to config the
> app server (for ex. managing FastCGI processes), what slave and master
> db means (I know this but need more info!), how to setup clustering on
> web server and such things.
>
> Do you know where could I find required info? books? online docs?
> anything useful?
>
> Thank you all friends!
> - Dunnil
>
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Pat Lynch wrote:
> I''m about a month ahead of you. I''m finding
''Agile Web Development with
> Rails'' (nicknamed AWDWR)to be an excellent read. Supposedly, the
second
> edition is about to come out, so you might want to wait a bit.
Buy the PDF, which is in ''beta'' for the second edition. You
get the
whole book, with chapters being incrementally updated from first edition 
to (draft) second edition content. All of the tutorial section is 
already in second edition form, and has been through one round of 
review. The second edition tutorial uses migrations, a bit of Ajax, and 
integration tests, and avoids the use of techniques that are no longer 
favoured.

Your PDF will continue to be updated throughout the life of the edition 
(so, for example, my hard copy of the first edition is the first 
printing, but my PDF of the first edition - which I first got when the 
first beta was available - is now the PDF of the fourth printing).

Hard copy of the second edition is planned for around September.

regards

   Justin

On May 30, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Justin Forder wrote:
> Human Dunnil wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I''m seeking a book on rails deployment (I think a general
deployment
>> on nix book can helps too)
>> I need in depth information about Apache, FastCGI, (LightTPD maybe).
>> I was thinking always I know what a web server is! but when I think
>> more deeply about it (after reading Capistrano doc) it seems I need
>> more info about app, web and db servers. stuff like how to config the
>> app server (for ex. managing FastCGI processes), what slave and  
>> master
>> db means (I know this but need more info!), how to setup  
>> clustering on
>> web server and such things.
>> Do you know where could I find required info? books? online docs?
>> anything useful?
>> Thank you all friends!
>> - Dunnil
>
> Ezra Zygmuntowicz is close to releasing the beta (PDF) version of a  
> book on these subjects. His original announcement is here:
>
> http://brainspl.at/articles/2005/12/09/rails-deployment- 
> configuration-book
>
> I expect Ezra will chip in with the latest news on when he expects  
> the beta to be available. This is a fast-moving area, e.g. with the  
> arrival of Mongrel and the Apache load-balancing proxy module, so  
> there has been stuff to cover that didn''t exist at the time of his
> orginal announcement.
>
> regards
>
>   Justin
>

	Yeah my book on rails deployment is coming along well. With the new  
deployment options available I had to postpone a little bit in order  
to add new content and rewrite some old content. I hope to have an  
announcement about release sometime soon.


Cheers-
-Ezra

Hi Justin,
Thanks for the good advice...I''ll get the PDF version when I finish the
book...
Cheers,
Pat

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[mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Justin Forder
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:02 PM
To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org
Subject: Re: [Rails] Re: Rails Deployment: Book recommendation?

Pat Lynch wrote:
> I''m about a month ahead of you. I''m finding
''Agile Web Development
with
> Rails'' (nicknamed AWDWR)to be an excellent read. Supposedly, the
second
> edition is about to come out, so you might want to wait a bit.
Buy the PDF, which is in ''beta'' for the second edition. You
get the
whole book, with chapters being incrementally updated from first edition

to (draft) second edition content. All of the tutorial section is 
already in second edition form, and has been through one round of 
review. The second edition tutorial uses migrations, a bit of Ajax, and 
integration tests, and avoids the use of techniques that are no longer 
favoured.

Your PDF will continue to be updated throughout the life of the edition 
(so, for example, my hard copy of the first edition is the first 
printing, but my PDF of the first edition - which I first got when the 
first beta was available - is now the PDF of the fourth printing).

Hard copy of the second edition is planned for around September.

regards

   Justin


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Good evening,
Just curious...

I start WEBrick by entering the command: ruby script/server.

When I need to stop it, I simply close the command window.

Is there a WEBrick command that will allow me to stop it from running in
a more graceful manner?

Thanks,
Pat

Yup. Ctrl + C
Takes about 2 sec to shut down.
It actually says so when you start the server.

On 5/31/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net>
wrote:
> Good evening,
> Just curious...
>
> I start WEBrick by entering the command: ruby script/server.
>
> When I need to stop it, I simply close the command window.
>
> Is there a WEBrick command that will allow me to stop it from running in
> a more graceful manner?
>
> Thanks,
> Pat
>
>
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Hi Pat,

Pat Lynch wrote:
>
> I start WEBrick by entering the command: ruby script/server.
>
> When I need to stop it, I simply close the command window.
>
> Is there a WEBrick command that will allow me to stop it from running in
> a more graceful manner?
According to the message displayed when WEBrick starts (line 3) "Ctrl-C to 
shutdown server;"

Best regards,
Bill

This may help: I wrote some articles on deploying Rails apps on
Windows.  They could help get you familiar with some of the ins and
outs of Apache + FCGI or Apache + Mongrel for deployment because you''d
be working in a familiar environment. You should be able to transfer
most of what I have to your *nix environment.

http://www.napcs.com/howto/rails/deploy/



On 5/30/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net>
wrote:
> Hi Justin,
> Thanks for the good advice...I''ll get the PDF version when I
finish the
> book...
> Cheers,
> Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org
> [mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Justin Forder
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:02 PM
> To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org
> Subject: Re: [Rails] Re: Rails Deployment: Book recommendation?
>
> Pat Lynch wrote:
>
> > I''m about a month ahead of you. I''m finding
''Agile Web Development
> with
> > Rails'' (nicknamed AWDWR)to be an excellent read. Supposedly,
the
> second
> > edition is about to come out, so you might want to wait a bit.
>
> Buy the PDF, which is in ''beta'' for the second edition.
You get the
> whole book, with chapters being incrementally updated from first edition
>
> to (draft) second edition content. All of the tutorial section is
> already in second edition form, and has been through one round of
> review. The second edition tutorial uses migrations, a bit of Ajax, and
> integration tests, and avoids the use of techniques that are no longer
> favoured.
>
> Your PDF will continue to be updated throughout the life of the edition
> (so, for example, my hard copy of the first edition is the first
> printing, but my PDF of the first edition - which I first got when the
> first beta was available - is now the PDF of the fourth printing).
>
> Hard copy of the second edition is planned for around September.
>
> regards
>
>    Justin
>
>
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>
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Good evening,
Are there any RoR User groups in NYC or NJ or Philadelphia...
Thanks,
Pat

On 6/15/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net>
wrote:
> Good evening,
> Are there any RoR User groups in NYC
http://rubyholic.com/groups/show/2
> or NJ
what part?
> or Philadelphia...
http://rubyholic.com/groups/show/115
> Thanks,
> Pat
>
>
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any part of NJ

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[mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of pat eyler
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:18 PM
To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org
Subject: Re: [Rails] RoR or Ruby User group in NYC or NJ or Philadelphia

On 6/15/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net>
wrote:
> Good evening,
> Are there any RoR User groups in NYC
http://rubyholic.com/groups/show/2
> or NJ
what part?
> or Philadelphia...
http://rubyholic.com/groups/show/115
> Thanks,
> Pat
>
>
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On 6/15/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net>
wrote:
> any part of NJ
You can try:

http://wiki.rubygarden.org/Ruby/page/show/PrincetonGroup

please don''t top post.

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Hi --

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006, pat eyler wrote:
> On 6/15/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net> wrote:
>> Good evening,
>> Are there any RoR User groups in NYC
>
> http://rubyholic.com/groups/show/2
>
>> or NJ
>
> what part?
I''m in central NJ, and would also love to know if anyone wants to
start (or has already started?  I tried a couple of times...) a Ruby
and/or Rails group.


David

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Hi Pate,
I joined the group.
It looks like it is just getting started...I''ll let you know how I make
out..
Thank you,
Pat

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Subject: Re: [Rails] RoR or Ruby User group in NYC or NJ or Philadelphia

On 6/15/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net>
wrote:
> any part of NJ
You can try:

http://wiki.rubygarden.org/Ruby/page/show/PrincetonGroup

please don''t top post.

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Hi,
Is it possible to get a digest of the emails for this org?
If so, will someone please tell me how to get on it.
Thank you,
Pat

On 6/15/06, Pat Lynch <lynchnco@patmedia.net>
wrote:
> Hi,
> Is it possible to get a digest of the emails for this org?
yes
> If so, will someone please tell me how to get on it.
see:  http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
(this link is also located at the bottom of this email)

> Thank you,
> Pat
>
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