Capistrano and XSendFile configuration

Question

I am trying to configure Rails production server with Apache 2.2, Passenger 4.0.59 and XSendFile 0.12. Application is deployed via Capistrano.

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Answer 1

I finally managed to make it work. A few tips for the ones who will have problems with XSendFile

1. I set XSendFilePath to user's $HOME, there are no symlinks on the path to $HOME, so it works. I can accept this from functional and security point of view, but it is obviously a workaround.
2. Be aware that XSendFilePath is sensitive to paths containing multiple slashes /like//this. I am using apache macros and while concatenatingXSendFilePath parameter from a few macro parameters I put some obsolete slashes. This caused XSendFile to refuse to send files.

Good luck!