Mongrel (web server)
| Mongrel | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Zed Shaw |
| Stable release | 1.1.5
/ May 22, 2008 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Web server |
| License | Ruby License |
| Website | rubygems |
Mongrel is an open-source software HTTP library and web server written in Ruby by Zed Shaw. It is used to run Ruby web applications and presents a standard HTTP interface. This makes layering other servers in front of it possible using a web proxy, a load balancer, or a combination of both, instead of having to use more conventional methods employed to run scripts such as FastCGI or SCGI to communicate. This is made possible by integrating a custom high-performance HTTP request parser implemented using Ragel.
Mongrel was the first web server used by Twitter, and inspired Node.js according to Ryan Dahl.
Shaw subsequently created Mongrel2, an open-source "language agnostic" web server and the successor to Mongrel server.