"Efficient Web App Deployment with Passenger"
In "Efficient Web App Deployment with Passenger," readers will discover a comprehensive roadmap for mastering modern web application deployment using the versatile Passenger application server. The book begins with a robust exploration of contemporary deployment paradigms, ranging from monolithic architectures to microservices and serverless approaches. It delves into the operational requirements of scalability, reliability, and performance, clearly illustrating how deployment decisions affect the application lifecycle and the interplay between servers and proxies. By providing a strategic overview of Passenger’s role within the wider deployment ecosystem, the book sets a strong foundational understanding for developers and operations professionals alike.
Building on these principles, the book offers an in-depth look at Passenger's architecture and advanced capabilities. Readers will learn how to configure Passenger for a wide range of environments—whether through Nginx, Apache, or standalone modes—while adopting best practices for resource management, process orchestration, and application isolation. Stepwise guidance is provided for preparing systems, fine-tuning configurations, and leveraging both open-source and enterprise-grade features. Topics such as environment hardening, efficient static asset handling, monitoring, and zero-downtime deployments are covered in detail, making the book invaluable for those seeking to optimize both performance and control.
Beyond deployment fundamentals, "Efficient Web App Deployment with Passenger" addresses the full lifecycle of production web applications, including advanced deployment patterns, automation with infrastructure as code, and integration with CI/CD pipelines. Security is treated as a first-class concern, with thorough coverage of threat modeling, process isolation, transport security, compliance, and robust incident response practices. The book concludes with expert insights into troubleshooting, diagnostics, future trends in automated and intelligent deployment, and sustaining innovation through open source and enterprise collaboration—equipping readers to build, secure, and scale sophisticated web applications in today’s dynamic technology landscape.
