passenger

Install command:

brew install passenger

Server for Ruby, Python, and Node.js apps via Apache/NGINX

https://www.phusionpassenger.com/

License: MIT

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/passenger.json

Formula code: passenger.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:


Apple Silicon	sonoma	✅
	ventura	✅
	monterey	✅
Intel	sonoma	✅
	ventura	✅
	monterey	✅
	64-bit linux	✅

Current versions:

stable	✅	6.0.20
head	⚡️	HEAD

Revision: 2

Depends on:

apr	1.7.4	Apache Portable Runtime library
apr-util	1.6.3	Companion library to apr, the Apache Portable Runtime library
openssl@3	3.3.0	Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit
pcre	8.45	Perl compatible regular expressions library
pcre2	10.43	Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API

Depends on when building from source:

httpd	2.4.59	Apache HTTP server
nginx	1.25.5	HTTP(S) server and reverse proxy, and IMAP/POP3 proxy server

To activate Phusion Passenger for Nginx, run:
    brew install nginx
And add the following to $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/nginx/nginx.conf at the top scope (outside http{}):
    load_module $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/passenger/libexec/modules/ngx_http_passenger_module.so;
And add the following to $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/nginx/nginx.conf in the http scope:
    passenger_root $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/passenger/libexec/src/ruby_supportlib/phusion_passenger/locations.ini;
    passenger_ruby /usr/bin/ruby;

To activate Phusion Passenger for Apache, create /etc/apache2/other/passenger.conf:
    LoadModule passenger_module $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/passenger/libexec/buildout/apache2/mod_passenger.so
    PassengerRoot $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/passenger/libexec/src/ruby_supportlib/phusion_passenger/locations.ini
    PassengerDefaultRuby /usr/bin/ruby

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
`passenger`	175
Installs on Request (30 days)
`passenger`	166
Build Errors (30 days)
`passenger`	0
Installs (90 days)
`passenger`	436
Installs on Request (90 days)
`passenger`	421
Installs (365 days)
`passenger`	2,030
`passenger --HEAD`	3
Installs on Request (365 days)
`passenger`	1,982
`passenger --HEAD`	3

Homebrew Formulae

passenger