Additionally, there is a configuration that will make Passenger not spin down instances at all (passenger_min_instances, just set it to be equal to passenger_max_instances). I'm a bit disappointed that this as seen as a downside for certain apps, as it's just a configuration that makes Passenger useful in some extra scenarios.
That said killing idle workers is the default configuration, and perhaps we should take this article as feedback that in current times that default is not what most people want anymore.
Additionally, there is a configuration that will make Passenger not spin down instances at all (passenger_min_instances, just set it to be equal to passenger_max_instances). I'm a bit disappointed that this as seen as a downside for certain apps, as it's just a configuration that makes Passenger useful in some extra scenarios.
That said killing idle workers is the default configuration, and perhaps we should take this article as feedback that in current times that default is not what most people want anymore.