Download large files with Ruby

Question

I am wondering what is the best template that allows you to upload large files to the server using Ruby.

I found Rails and large, large file downloads: looking for an alternative , but it does not provide any specific solutions.

I do not want to use Rails, since I am working on a simple download server that will work offline. I assume that Sinatra might be the key, but I don't know which web server I should use to start it without increasing the latency.

I also need this web server for simultaneous download.

UPDATE: By “large files” I mean between 200 MB and 5 GB.

UPDATE2: Since these files are video (in my case), I can have a maximum size of 2 GB, for example, youtube.

Answer 1

ok I do a little work here, but: if you use couchdb as the target for your downloads, you will get rid of the timeout problem. consider couchdb as some “temporary” memory in this example. therefore, if the download is complete, you can take the file with couchdb and do whatever you want with it. I was able to upload files up to 9gb in size over the dsl line in couchdb without any drama. this might read a little, but I think you can make it work.

couchdb has a lot of rail stones, so it plays great with others;)

Let me know if you want to go down this rabbit hole so that I can give you a few more pointers.

Answer 2

passenger recommends using a separate apache / nginx module to handle downloads.