Tag: nginx

Uploading multiple files with nginx upload module and upload progress bar

by Gautam Rege, posted in Ruby on Rails

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

by sandipransing, posted in Ruby on Rails

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

by sandipransing, posted in Ruby on Rails

#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