[Mongrel] Sites that use Mongrel

[Zed A. Shaw]

On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:08:05 -0600
"Kirk Haines" <wyhaines at gmail.com> wrote:

> It would be an interesting topic.  I bet there are quite a few.
> 
> I just released one that 1/2 runs on Mongrel.  http://direxionfunds.com
> 
> It was released before it was _quite_ ready, but the last of the
> content is getting inserted today.  I am still waffling on how I will
> leave it running longterm.  Right now it uses a slightly modified
> version of the Mongrel http parser with EventMachine to front IOWA,
> all reached via an Apache proxy, but I am also alternately running it
> under Mongrel 0.13.4 in its entirety, with an IOWA handler, and
> comparing the performance patterns now that real users are hitting the
> site.
> 

What modification did you make to the parser?  I think you covered this once before but can't find the message where you detailed them.

> The site is completely dynamic, with all content and navigation
> generated from data inserted into a database via a simple CMS system,
> and all fund performance information pulled from a db that is updated
> automatically via data feeds.  There is also a second, by-login-only
> site that sits on top of this one, in the same URL space, so if you
> are an investment professional, you login, and then index.html and
> other parts of the site show you different things.
> 
> Performance in this setup is better than anything except maybe one
> using fcgi (the site should peak at about 200 dynamic reqs/second,
> which is WAAAY more than it'll ever get), but this is brain dead
> simple to setup and manage, so I like it much more than I like fcgi,
> and I can toggle pure Mongrel or Mongrel/EM hybrid operation in about
> 2 seconds, too. Good stuff.
> 
> I am pleased with what you have brought to the table with Mongrel,
> Zed.  Thanks for your continued work.
> 

Nice.  I'll put you on the adoptions page if you don't mind.

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