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NAME
rainbows - rackup-like command to launch Rainbows!
SYNOPSIS
rainbows [-c CONFIG_FILE] [-E RACK_ENV] [-D] [RACKUP_FILE]
DESCRIPTION
A rackup(1)-like command to launch Rack applications using Rainbows!. It is expected to
be started in your application root (APP_ROOT), but the “working_directory” directive may
be used in the CONFIG_FILE.
While Rainbows! takes a myriad of command-line options for compatibility with ruby(1) and
rackup(1), it is recommended to stick to the few command-line options specified in the
SYNOPSIS and use the CONFIG_FILE as much as possible.
RACKUP FILE
This defaults to "config.ru" in APP_ROOT. It should be the same file used by rackup(1)
and other Rack launchers, it uses the Rack::Builder DSL.
Embedded command-line options are mostly parsed for compatibility with rackup(1) but
strongly discouraged.
UNICORN OPTIONS
-c, --config-file CONFIG_FILE
Path to the Unicorn-specific config file. The config file is implemented as a Ruby
DSL, so Ruby code may executed. See the RDoc/ri for the Unicorn::Configurator
class for the full list of directives available from the DSL.
-D, --daemonize
Run daemonized in the background. The process is detached from the controlling
terminal and stdin is redirected to “/dev/null”. Unlike many common UNIX daemons,
we do not chdir to "/" upon daemonization to allow more control over the
startup/upgrade process. Unless specified in the CONFIG_FILE, stderr and stdout
will also be redirected to “/dev/null”.
-E, --env RACK_ENV
Run under the given RACK_ENV. See the RACK ENVIRONMENT section for more details.
-l, --listen ADDRESS
Listens on a given ADDRESS. ADDRESS may be in the form of HOST:PORT or PATH,
HOST:PORT is taken to mean a TCP socket and PATH is meant to be a path to a UNIX
domain socket. Defaults to “0.0.0.0:8080” (all addresses on TCP port 8080) For
production deployments, specifying the “listen” directive in CONFIG_FILE is
recommended as it allows fine-tuning of socket options.
RACKUP COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS
-o, --host HOST
Listen on a TCP socket belonging to HOST, default is “0.0.0.0” (all addresses). If
specified multiple times on the command-line, only the last-specified value takes
effect. This option only exists for compatibility with the rackup(1) command, use
of “-l”/“--listen” switch is recommended instead.
-p, --port PORT
Listen on the specified TCP PORT, default is 8080. If specified multiple times on
the command-line, only the last-specified value takes effect. This option only
exists for compatibility with the rackup(1) command, use of “-l”/“--listen” switch
is recommended instead.
-s, --server SERVER
No-op, this exists only for compatibility with rackup(1).
RUBY OPTIONS
-e, --eval LINE
Evaluate a LINE of Ruby code. This evaluation happens immediately as the command-
line is being parsed.
-d, --debug
Turn on debug mode, the $DEBUG variable is set to true.
-w, --warn
Turn on verbose warnings, the $VERBOSE variable is set to true.
-I, --include PATH
specify $LOAD_PATH. PATH will be prepended to $LOAD_PATH. The ':' character may
be used to delimit multiple directories. This directive may be used more than
once. Modifications to $LOAD_PATH take place immediately and in the order they
were specified on the command-line.
-r, --require LIBRARY
require a specified LIBRARY before executing the application. The "require"
statement will be executed immediately and in the order they were specified on the
command-line.
SIGNALS
The following UNIX signals may be sent to the master process:
• HUP - reload config file, app, and gracefully restart all workers
• INT/TERM - quick shutdown, kills all workers immediately
• QUIT - graceful shutdown, waits for workers to finish their current request before
finishing.
• USR1 - reopen all logs owned by the master and all workers See Unicorn::Util.reopen_logs
for what is considered a log.
• USR2 - reexecute the running binary. A separate QUIT should be sent to the original
process once the child is verified to be up and running.
• WINCH - gracefully stops workers but keep the master running. This will only work for
daemonized processes.
• TTIN - increment the number of worker processes by one
• TTOU - decrement the number of worker processes by one
See the SIGNALS (http://rainbows.rubyforge.org/SIGNALS.html) document for full description
of all signals used by Rainbows!.
RACK ENVIRONMENT
Accepted values of RACK_ENV and the middleware they automatically load (outside of
RACKUP_FILE) are exactly as those in rackup(1):
• development - loads Rack::CommonLogger, Rack::ShowExceptions, and Rack::Lint middleware
• deployment - loads Rack::CommonLogger middleware
• none - loads no middleware at all, relying entirely on RACKUP_FILE
All unrecognized values for RACK_ENV are assumed to be “none”. Production deployments are
strongly encouraged to use “deployment” or “none” for maximum performance.
Note that the Rack::ContentLength and Rack::Chunked middlewares are never loaded by
default. If needed, they should be individually specified in the RACKUP_FILE, some
frameworks do not require them.
SEE ALSO
• unicorn(1)
• Rack::Builder ri/RDoc
• Unicorn::Configurator ri/RDoc
• Rainbows! RDoc (http://rainbows.rubyforge.org/)
• Rack RDoc (http://rack.rubyforge.org/doc/)
• Rackup HowTo (http://wiki.github.com/rack/rack/tutorial-rackup-howto)
AUTHOR
Rainbows! Hackers <rainbows-talk@rubyforge.org>