= ranch(7) == Name ranch - Socket acceptor pool for TCP protocols. == Dependencies The `ranch` application depends on the `ssl` application to start. It is used for handling secure connections, when the transport is `ranch_ssl`. It can be disabled if SSL is not used. == Environment The `ranch` application defines one application environment configuration parameter. profile (false):: When enabled, Ranch will start `eprof` profiling automatically. You can use the `ranch_app:profile_output/0` function to stop profiling and output the results to the files 'procs.profile' and 'total.profile'. Do not use in production.