List of Rails Web Hosts
Here is a list of web hosting services which support Ruby on Rails in case you might be looking for one for your website:
America:
• A2 Hosting
• AVLUX
• BILES ONLINE Ruby on Rails Hosting
• BlueHost
• Crucial Paradigm
• Dedicated Hosting
• Domain Gurus
• Hosting Rails
• JaguarPc
• SpeedyRails
• Zowes Web Hosting
Asia:
• Exaltinfo
• GVT.hk
• RailsFactory
• Web Development India
• Web Hosting Delhi
Australia:
• Anchor Systems
• Avial Web Design and Hosting
• Crucial Australia
• Hostcentral
Europe:
• 600host.net
• Blacknight Solutions
• Brightbox
• GPcom Media
• Media72 Hosting
For the complete list of Rails web hosts, visit: http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/RailsWebHosts
All about Web Servers
There are a lot of web servers that are compatible with Rails, but Apache and Lighttpd are said to be the most popular. Any web server that supports mod_ruby (Apache), CGI, or SCGI can be used for running Rails. You may also want to try tinkering with Lighttpd, which can rival Apache 2.0.54 in speed, by using MPM Worker on Debian 3.1 (claimed to be faster than Apache 1.x or2.x MPM Prefork). However, working with Lighttpd-1.4.10 can be very buggy so you might want to consider using Lighttpd-1.4.11 or a newer version instead. Zed Shaw’s Mongrel, a ruby based webserver that utilizes Cextensions to increase performance, is also another good option. You can run Mongrel on its own or in a cluster behind an Apache or a Lighttpd proxy.
Be Part of the Rails Family: Get Involved in our Mailing Lists!
True to the ideals of web development, the Rails community is composed of people wanting to reach out to help others. This thriving community builds its foundation on the virtue of sharing knowledge with one another in order to help create a better virtual world and one of the many ways through which Ruby on Rails carry out this mission is by having mailing lists for its users. These mailing lists include: a) A general list where Rail users can discuss information and projects; b) A core list for issues concerning patches; c) A list for Script.aculo.us and Prototype talk on Javascript and Ajax, and; d) A security announcement list for critical patches.