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[[Category: Umlaut]]
Instead of using mongrel, NYU is using [http://code.macournoyer.com/thin/ thin]. The thin configuration is almost identical to mongrel and is detailed below.  The Apache configuration is exactly the same as with mongrel and is detailed at [[Umlaut_Deployment#Apache_Setup]]


First you must install the thin gem and any dependencies, including rack. We found that versions of rack later than 1.0.1 caused problems.
:$ sudo gem install thin
:$ sudo gem install rack --version 1.0.1

Next add these two files to Umlaut.

:config/umlaut_config/deploy/thin_cluster.yml
<pre>
# Unix account to run your processes as:
user: umlaut  

#Unix group to run processes as:
group: umlaut 

# Install dir of Umlaut you want to run from:
chdir: /apps/umlaut/
log: log/thin.log # Leave like this. 

# Start port for your instances. Any high port will do. Does NOT need need
# to be open through firewall externally. 
port: 4001
environment: production # Leave like this
address: 127.0.0.1 # Leave like this 
#address: 0.0.0.0 # Leave like this 
pid: tmp/pids/thin.pid # Leave like this

# How many instances to run. port: 8000 with servers:3 means you'll
# have a server on 8000, 8001, and 8002. 
servers: 4

# Only if  you want to start at web path other than base / :
#prefix: /getit       # for instance. Start with slash, and don't end with one.
</pre>
:script/local/my_thin_ctl
<pre>
#!/bin/bash 
thin $1 -C /apps/umlaut/config/umlaut_config/deploy/thin_cluster.yml  
</pre>

Then make the my_thin_ctl executable
:$ chmod 755 my_thin_ctl

Finally, run
: $ ./script/local/my_thin_ctl start