Recommended development web server for Ruby on Rails 3
I'd recommend the Thin server. Works great both on Linux and Windows. And it's very easy to install: gem install thin. If you are using Rails 3, you may want to add it do your Gemfile instead:
group :development do gem "thin"endAnd then run bundle install.
Once it's installed, you can run it with: rails s thin.
I find it a very fast and clean choice.
Just a note: thin depends on the eventmachine gem. I had a hard time making it work on Windows. You might want to link it to this specific ref in github to avoid trouble:
gem "eventmachine", :git => "http://github.com/eventmachine/eventmachine.git", :ref => "6c7997798"As far as I remember, the last version of eventmachine does not build on Windows.
In Rails 3, you can use Unicorn with ease!
group :development do gem "unicorn"endInstead of rails s you start your server by simply running
unicornFor more verbose output, use
unicorn -d
Passenger 3 Standalone.As easy as passenger start.
On Windows the best is a VirtualBox instance running the same setup.