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Phusion Passenger is an Apache and Nginx module for deploying Ruby and Python web applications. It has a strong focus on ease of use, stability and performance. Phusion Passenger is built on top of tried-and-true, battle-hardened Unix technologies, yet at the same time introduces innovations not found in most traditional Unix servers. Since mid-2012, it aims to be the ultimate polyglot application server.

Recent changes

Phusion Passenger is under constant maintenance and development. New features will be introduced in Phusion Passenger 4. In the mean time, the Phusion Passenger 3 branch receives bug fixes only.

Phusion Passenger also has an Enterprise version which comes with a wide array of additional features. With the released of the open source Phusion Passenger 3.0.19, Phusion Passenger Enterprise has also been updated at the same time. By buying Phusion Passenger Enterprise you will directly sponsor the development of the open source version.

• Nginx security fix: do not display Nginx version when server_tokens are off.
• Fixed compilation problems on some systems, such as Fedora 17.
• Fixed Union Station compatibility with Rails 3.2 and other Union Station-related bugs.
• Phusion Passenger Enterprise Standalone now supports rolling restarts and deployment error resistance.

How do I upgrade to 3.0.19?

Please refer to the upgrade instructions in the manual:

• Upgrade instructions for Phusion Passenger for Apache
• Upgrade instructions for Phusion Passenger for Nginx

Final

The open source Phusion Passenger is provided to the community for free. We also provide an Enterprise version which comes with a wide array of additional features. Development of the open source version is directly sponsored by Enterprise sales. If you like Phusion Passenger, or if you would like to use the Enterprise features, please consider buying one or more licenses. Thank you!