Server performance issue
Phusion PassengerLinode 2GB
In order to improve performance, since I am not expert on these matters, can I simply reduce the swap memory or should I upgrade my Linode in order to improve performance? If the solution is to reduce swap memory, how much memory I have to set? If the solution is to upgrade my Linode, what upgrade I have to made? How can I set up Phusion Passenger? What do you advice about?
If you need any other information just ask and I will provide those information.
Note: I remember that when I installed Phusion Passenger version 4.0.42 during the installation process it warned me that the current memory was not enough. However I continued the installation and the process completed fine.
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Changing the swap won't help, upgrading to a 4GB node may hope.
On another note Ubuntu 10.04 is getting old now, it's in it's last year of life, if this is a new installation I suggest 12.04 or 14.04.
@obs:
Can you post your passenger and apache configuration?
I am a newbie in these matters. What commands I have to type in the command line and/or where are located files you are asking about?
@obs:
On another note Ubuntu 10.04 is getting old now, it's in it's last year of life, if this is a new installation I suggest 12.04 or 14.04.
Thanks, I will try to upgrade soon…
# Based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob McCool.
#
# This is the main Apache server configuration file. It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ for detailed information about
# the directives.
#
# Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
# what they do. They're here only as hints or reminders. If you are unsure
# consult the online docs. You have been warned.
#
# The configuration directives are grouped into three basic sections:
# 1\. Directives that control the operation of the Apache server process as a
# whole (the 'global environment').
# 2\. Directives that define the parameters of the 'main' or 'default' server,
# which responds to requests that aren't handled by a virtual host.
# These directives also provide default values for the settings
# of all virtual hosts.
# 3\. Settings for virtual hosts, which allow Web requests to be sent to
# different IP addresses or hostnames and have them handled by the
# same Apache server process.
#
# Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many
# of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the
# server will use that explicit path. If the filenames do *not* begin
# with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "/var/log/apache2/foo.log"
# with ServerRoot set to "" will be interpreted by the
# server as "//var/log/apache2/foo.log".
#
### Section 1: Global Environment
#
# The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache,
# such as the number of concurrent requests it can handle or where it
# can find its configuration files.
#
#
# ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
# configuration, error, and log files are kept.
#
# NOTE! If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network)
# mounted filesystem then please read the LockFile documentation (available
# at <url:http: httpd.apache.org="" docs-2.1="" mod="" mpm_common.html#lockfile="">);
# you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
#
# Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path.
#
ServerRoot "/etc/apache2"
#
# The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
#
# <ifmodule !mpm_winnt.c=""># <ifmodule !mpm_netware.c="">LockFile /var/lock/apache2/accept.lock
#</ifmodule>
#</ifmodule>
#
# PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process
# identification number when it starts.
# This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
#
PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}
#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
#
Timeout 300
#
# KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
# one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
#
KeepAlive On
#
# MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
# during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount.
# We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
#
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
#
# KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the
# same client on the same connection.
#
KeepAliveTimeout 15
##
## Server-Pool Size Regulation (MPM specific)
##
# prefork MPM
# StartServers: number of server processes to start
# MinSpareServers: minimum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxSpareServers: maximum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxClients: maximum number of server processes allowed to start
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<ifmodule mpm_prefork_module="">StartServers 5
MinSpareServers 5
MaxSpareServers 10
MaxClients 150
MaxRequestsPerChild 0</ifmodule>
# worker MPM
# StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
# MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<ifmodule mpm_worker_module="">StartServers 2
MinSpareThreads 25
MaxSpareThreads 75
ThreadLimit 64
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxClients 150
MaxRequestsPerChild 0</ifmodule>
# event MPM
# StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
# MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<ifmodule mpm_event_module="">StartServers 2
MaxClients 150
MinSpareThreads 25
MaxSpareThreads 75
ThreadLimit 64
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxRequestsPerChild 0</ifmodule>
# These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}
#
# AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory
# for additional configuration directives. See also the AllowOverride
# directive.
#
AccessFileName .htaccess
#
# The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being
# viewed by Web clients.
#
<files ~="" "^\.ht"="">Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Satisfy all</files>
#
# DefaultType is the default MIME type the server will use for a document
# if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions.
# If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is
# a good value. If most of your content is binary, such as applications
# or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to
# keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are
# text.
#
DefaultType text/plain
#
# HostnameLookups: Log the names of clients or just their IP addresses
# e.g., www.apache.org (on) or 204.62.129.132 (off).
# The default is off because it'd be overall better for the net if people
# had to knowingly turn this feature on, since enabling it means that
# each client request will result in AT LEAST one lookup request to the
# nameserver.
#
HostnameLookups Off
# ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <virtualhost># container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
# logged here. If you *do* define an error logfile for a <virtualhost># container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
#
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
#
# LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
# alert, emerg.
#
LogLevel warn
# Include module configuration:
Include /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.load
Include /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.conf
# Include all the user configurations:
Include /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
# Include ports listing
Include /etc/apache2/ports.conf
#
# The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
# a CustomLog directive (see below).
# If you are behind a reverse proxy, you might want to change %h into %{X-Forwarded-For}i
#
LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" vhost_combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O" common
LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent
#
# Define an access log for VirtualHosts that don't define their own logfile
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/other_vhosts_access.log vhost_combined
# Include of directories ignores editors' and dpkg's backup files,
# see README.Debian for details.
# Include generic snippets of statements
Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/
# Include the virtual host configurations:
Include /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/
# Phusion Passenger concerns (see http://www.modrails.com for more information)
LoadModule passenger_module /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.1/gems/passenger-4.0.42/buildout/apache2/mod_passenger.so
<ifmodule mod_passenger.c="">PassengerRoot /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.1/gems/passenger-4.0.42
PassengerDefaultRuby /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.1/wrappers/ruby</ifmodule></virtualhost></virtualhost></url:http:>
This is the /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ file content (I am using a SSL certificate):
<virtualhost *:80="">ServerAdmin <my_email>ServerName <my_website>ServerAlias <my_www_website>DocumentRoot /srv/www/<my_website>/current/public
<directory srv="" www="" <my_website="">/current/public>
AllowOverride all
Options -MultiViews</directory></my_website></my_www_website></my_website></my_email></virtualhost>
<virtualhost *:443="">ServerName <my_website>DocumentRoot /srv/www/<my_website>/current/public
<directory srv="" www="" <my_website="">/current/public>
AllowOverride all
Options -MultiViews</directory>
SSLEngine on
SSLOptions +StrictRequire
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ssl_certificate/<my_website>/<my_website>.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/certs/ssl_certificate/<my_website>/server.key</my_website></my_website></my_website></my_website></my_website></virtualhost>