This section contains an updated set of articles meant to cover all areas of the product in an introductory fashion for the purpose of troubleshooting.
Overview When working with Engine Yard, it is crucial to understand where files are located inside an application instance. This knowledge aids in carrying out investigations and addressing issues eff...
Overview Engine Yard, a Rails application framework, operates with the concept of database instances for its applications. Understanding the key components of these instances and knowing where to find...
Overview Rails applications in Engine Yard utilize utility instances for additional services or compute power. This article provides an introduction to utility instances, their roles and types, direct...
Overview In the Rails framework, web applications are run in an application server, which can be considered the third piece of the web request flow. In this article, we will review the main elements t...
Overview Web requests are a crucial part of any web application's functionality. However, problems can occur at any stage of the web stack, affecting the performance and functionality of your applicat...
Overview Engine Yard Cloud serves as a managed platform for deploying Ruby on Rails applications, operating on AWS EC2 instances. This involves configuring and deploying Rails applications to suit the...
Overview While the Recipes installed with the Chef run can be customized, which occurs during the preparation stage in v5 and later, the main Recipes applied each time are essentially the same. Thes...
Overview When debugging Chef, several strategies exist. In this article, we review the main approaches to addressing multiple issues with the Chef run. Contents: Troubleshooting strategies Enzyme comm...
Overview Engine Yard implements a specific way of handling its managed applications, which include the application servers, as well as a selection of utility applications. In this article we review th...
Overview In the Rails framework, web utility applications provide compute and services to Engine Yard, as explained in the Utility Instance Cheat Sheet. In this article, we will cover the most common ...