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Easiest way to install Phusion Passenger

  1. Open a terminal, and type:
    gem install passenger
  2. Type:
    passenger-install-apache2-module
    And follow the instructions.

If you encounter any problems, please read the Users guide for troubleshooting tips and/or try the tarball below.

Other installation methods & downloads

Download source code
To install Passenger from source code, extract the source tarball:
tar xzvf passenger-X.X.X.tar.gz
Then run the included installer:
./passenger-X.X.X/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
Older versions
Older versions of Passenger can be obtained from the RubyForge project page.
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