This post is not related to production deployment automation. This post is our voice of experience (read as: major issues caused due by "minor" missing server configurations) and how we resolved them. These are changes that would help you in case you are dealing with Upgrading your server stack that uses HAProxy and SSL (We were using EngineYard)! … Continue reading Pro-tips for production server setup (when shit hits the roof)
Tag: nginx
WebSocket over Nginx
How often do you find that the awesome movie seats you have painstakingly chosen for yourself, is suddenly not available when you proceed to pay for it. "Damn it! Just missed!" you say. Wouldn't it be great to be guaranteed the seat you selected everytime! The problem with the above scenario (as is with most … Continue reading WebSocket over Nginx
Setting up nginx maximum upload size
>Edit nginx configuration and look for html block.Inside html block add following line.http { include conf/mime.types; default_type application/octet-stream; client_max_body_size 10m; ....}In above configuration "application/octet-stream" supports any kind of file upload.
Uploading multiple files with nginx upload module and upload progress bar
Uploading files 'efficiently' has also been a pain point in most apps. I finally got to experiment with: nginx upload module (http://www.grid.net.ru/nginx/upload.en.html) nginx upload progress module http://wiki.nginx.org/NginxHttpUploadProgressModule) and upload multiple files via paperclip. There are resources available for handing these individually but not together. I used references from here and here. It is advisable to … Continue reading Uploading multiple files with nginx upload module and upload progress bar
nginx and thin installation and configuration
Install nginx server using following commandapt-get install nginxEdit nginx configuration and add server block inside html block. server { listen 80; server_name boost; root /home/sandip/rails_app/public; location / { proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header Host $http_host; proxy_redirect off; if (-f $request_filename/index.html) { … Continue reading nginx and thin installation and configuration
nginx passenger configuration for rails application
#user nobody;user www-data;worker_processes 2;#error_log logs/error.log;#error_log logs/error.log notice;#error_log logs/error.log info;#pid logs/nginx.pid;events { worker_connections 1024;}http { passenger_root /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.8; passenger_ruby /usr/bin/ruby1.8; passenger_max_pool_size 3; include mime.types;default_type application/octet-stream; #log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" ' # '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" ' # … Continue reading nginx passenger configuration for rails application
Capistrano + Nginx + Thin deployment on Linode
This was long lost post I had written about 8 months ago (converted from wiki to HTML - so pardon typos if any) Terminologies Capistrano is a ruby gem which helps in remote deployment. As against widely known convention, Capistrano can be used for any deployment, not just a rails app! Nginx is a web-proxy … Continue reading Capistrano + Nginx + Thin deployment on Linode
