# Fwd: Connect Rails app to elasticsearch server **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 21, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fwd-connect-rails-app-to-elasticsearch-server/25985 "2015-07-21T13:05:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ankit\_Agarwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@Ankit\_Agarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ankit_Agarwal)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fwd-connect-rails-app-to-elasticsearch-server/25985/1 "2015-07-21T13:05:43Z")
I am using logstash+elasticsearch to index server logs. The Elasticsearch server is running at localhost:9200 with millions of server log docs. I also have a Rails app running at localhost:3000. I need to connect this rails app to the ES server. I have read about the _"elasticsearch-rails"_ gem but everywhere i found them using ActiveRecords/ Models. However, i don't think ActiveRecords are required for this. I just need a way to query the ES server index and fetch the documents inside my Rails app. Is there a way to do this? Can anyone please help me with this situation? please comment if I am not clear with my question. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![colings86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/colings86/32/44960_2.png) [@colings86](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/colings86)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fwd-connect-rails-app-to-elasticsearch-server/25985/2 "2015-07-21T14:46:08Z")
You have already asked this question in another thread: [Connect Rails app to elasticsearch server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-rails-app-to-elasticsearch-server/25978) Please stick to one thread per question otherwise discussions become disjointed ---
**Author:** ![colings86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/colings86/32/44960_2.png) [@colings86](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/colings86)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fwd-connect-rails-app-to-elasticsearch-server/25985/3 "2015-07-21T14:46:11Z")