Acts_as_solr: Starting solr server on windows

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I was using acts_as_searchable for one of my project, which uses Hyperestraier in background. Yesterday I decided to use acts_as_solr which uses solr(based on Lucene Java search library). I did all written in its Manual/Readme, but when I issued to start the solr server, it threw a heart breaking “Bad file descriptor” error, although acts_as_solr … Continue reading Acts_as_solr: Starting solr server on windows

Engine Yard: Best Hosting for rails applications

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Today I deployed my rails application to Engine Yard server. They have great configuration, ultimate cluster architecture(physical clusters then logical clusters). They have separate servers for SSH, email, web, app etc… . Servers are managed by top architects, I should say they are expert in rails application deployment.

apache proxy balancer + mongrel clusters and deploying application with capistrano

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So you want to setup production server with mongrel clusters and apache proxy balancer, also wants to use capistrano for deployment, huh. Take it easy, its very simple. You need Apache 2.2 or later on your production server, and the following ruby gems on your both machine(server and local): capistrano mongrel mongrel_cluster I haven’t mentioned … Continue reading apache proxy balancer + mongrel clusters and deploying application with capistrano