Optimizing Rails Resource Usage

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Found via Rails Tips, link point to TextDrive weblog

  • Minimize the amount of FCGI listeners
  • Use caching
  • NEVER run “development” on FastCGI for more than 1-2 hours
  • Observe your memory consumption
  • Rotate your logs
  • Write and run unit tests
  • Check for memory leaks when you are developing
  • Be careful with iterations
  • Watch the Rails TRAC for bug reports
  • Be vigilant when restarting your server

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