Unicorn

Unicorn is a cool HTTP server designed for Rack applications. It's all about serving fast clients who have low-latency and high-bandwidth connections. If you're dealing with slow clients, don't worry! You can set up a reverse proxy that fully buffers both the request and response between Unicorn and those slower connections.

Key Features of Unicorn

This software comes packed with some awesome features:

• Support for Rack applications


• Built on Unix architecture


• Works with Ruby version 1.8 or higher


• Compatible with Rubinius


• Offers process management and load balancing through the Linux kernel


• Supports both thread-safe and non-thread-safe apps


• Nginx-style binary upgrades to update your program without losing clients!

Special Hooks and Memory Management

The software even includes after_fork and before_fork hooks. These are super handy for apps that have special requirements, especially when dealing with forked processes. Plus, it’s got copy-on-write memory management to help keep RAM usage low!

User-Friendly Configuration

You’ll love how easy it is to configure Unicorn thanks to its built-in Ruby DSL. It can also decode chunked transfers on-the-fly, making life easier for developers. And guess what? It supports listening to multiple interfaces, including UNIX sockets!

Installation Made Simple

This server has a C extension, so you’ll need a C compiler on your GNU/Linux system along with the Ruby development libraries and headers. Whether you’re using a 32-bit or a 64-bit system, it’s been tested successfully.

Easily Install Unicorn HTTP Server

If you want to install the Unicorn HTTP server, just open up your terminal emulator and type in gem install unicorn. Super simple! You can also grab the latest source code from Git or download it for free from Softpedia as a universal sources archive.

Using Unicorn for Your Apps

If you're working with non-Rails Rack applications, use the ‘unicorn' command. For Ruby on Rails apps, make sure to use ‘unicorn_rails'. If you need more info, check out the detailed documentation on the project’s homepage by following this Download Unicorn Now!.