phusion/passenger
A fast and robust web server and application server for Ruby, Python and Node.js observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 29
- age_days: 6733
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 14
Adoption not part of the score
5088 stars · 558 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Phusion Passenger is a fast, robust web server and application server for Ruby, Python, Node.js and Meteor apps, built on a C++ core with a hybrid evented, multi-threaded and multi-process design. It integrates with Nginx or Apache (or runs standalone) and automanages application processes, restarting crashed or leaking apps and hardening against common attacks.
Use cases
- deploy ruby on rails apps to production
- serve node.js apps behind nginx
- host multiple python web apps on one server
- auto-restart crashed web app processes
- simplify web app deployment without manual process management
- run web apps with apache integration
- deploy apps in docker containers
When to choose
- you want a battle-tested, low-maintenance app server for Ruby, Python or Node.js
- you prefer Nginx or Apache integration with automatic process management
- you need production features like watchdog restarts, privilege separation and request buffering
- you host many small-to-medium web apps on shared servers
When to avoid
- you need a pure reverse proxy or load balancer rather than an app server
- you run apps in languages other than Ruby, Python, Node.js or Meteor
- you rely on cutting-edge async runtimes with custom process supervisors
- you need Windows support
Facets
application · maturity stable
http-server deployment web-framework middleware web-development backend self-hosted self-hosted application-server nginx-integration apache-integration ruby nodejs python process-management polyglot devops linux macos web-server docker
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/phusion/passenger · fetched 2026-08-28 · d06825671545
- homepage: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · bd77a17b4880
- site_page: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 16ac2c2f59d5
- site_page: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · d8bfe73546b2
- site_page: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3f1ea5bf043e
- site_page: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/docs/advanced_guides/install_and_upgrade/standalone/upgrade.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4743bd3fda2a
- site_page: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/docs/advanced_guides/install_and_upgrade/standalone/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d386cf650c9
- site_page: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · e00036613a47
- site_page: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/support · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3dc9bfe2df62
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| phusion/passenger | main | 99 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="phusion/passenger")
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