# How do I connect PostgreSQL data of a project to the Elasticsearch server database?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-connect-postgresql-data-of-a-project-to-the-elasticsearch-server-database/64538>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 1, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-connect-postgresql-data-of-a-project-to-the-elasticsearch-server-database/64538 "2016-11-01T10:09:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![kartheek91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@kartheek91](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kartheek91)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-connect-postgresql-data-of-a-project-to-the-elasticsearch-server-database/64538/1 "2016-11-01T10:09:27Z")

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Our project data is stored in postgresql database. We are trying to use elasticsearch for the search functionality.

Please tell me the ways to implement search functionality using elasticsearch.

regards  
Kartheek Gummaluri

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-connect-postgresql-data-of-a-project-to-the-elasticsearch-server-database/64538/2 "2016-11-01T10:35:15Z")

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Logstash JDBC input might help.

Also you can read [http://david.pilato.fr/blog/2015/05/09/advanced-search-for-your-legacy-application/](http://david.pilato.fr/blog/2015/05/09/advanced-search-for-your-legacy-application/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-connect-postgresql-data-of-a-project-to-the-elasticsearch-server-database/64538/3 "2017-07-05T22:07:53Z")

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