title: Help setting up separate MySQL server for rails
body: <p>Maybe I am over complicating this in my head but I just don't know what to do next...</p>
  
  <p>I have a slice configured with MySQL, Rails &amp; Passenger. I am setting up a new slice to separate the front-end from the database.  The current server will become the database server and the new front-end will connect to it.  I am using Ubuntu 8.10 on both.</p>
  
  <p>Can someone point me to a resource that will help me configure this properly?  I have never had to separate things out like this before but we are now thinking about scalability and this seems like an obvious first step.</p>
  
  <p>What are the best resources for helping me through setting up separate database and front-end hosts?</p>