= ranch(7) == Name ranch - Socket acceptor pool for TCP protocols. == Dependencies The `ranch` application has no particular dependency required to start. It has optional dependencies that are only required when listening for SSL connections. The dependencies are `crypto`, `asn1`, `public_key` and `ssl`. They are started automatically if they weren't before. == 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.