# Setting up server and accessing it **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 2, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-server-and-accessing-it/4537 "2011-06-02T19:10:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![greekscala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@greekscala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/greekscala)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-server-and-accessing-it/4537/1 "2011-06-02T19:10:42Z")
Hello es community! I just startet using ES, and I am using Spring to get a Client Node. But I am not satisfied with this. I think it will be better to communicate to ES via its web api, its more flexible if you have to move the ES server. I would like to know how your configuration is and how you arre communicating with an ES instance (e.g. what Java libs are used, are there some interesting tools). Would be great if someone can share his experience. Because I dont know how to realy setup a REST communication. with best regards ---
**Author:** ![Karussell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@Karussell1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karussell1)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-server-and-accessing-it/4537/2 "2011-06-02T23:18:59Z")
> But I am not satisfied with this. what is your problem with the provided Java API? > its more flexible if you have to move the ES server. What do you mean here? ---
**Author:** ![greekscala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@greekscala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/greekscala)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-server-and-accessing-it/4537/3 "2011-06-03T11:29:25Z")
Hello Karussell, My problem is I do not have any experience with REST communication. Or can I use the Java API too, to communicate with ES that is not on the same server as my app? This is not clear to me. best regards On 3 Jun., 01:18, Karussell [tableyourt...@googlemail.com](mailto:tableyourt...@googlemail.com) wrote: > > But I am not satisfied with this. > > what is your problem with the provided Java API? > > > its more flexible if you have to move the ES server. > > What do you mean here? ---
**Author:** ![Curtis\_Caravone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@Curtis\_Caravone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Curtis_Caravone)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-server-and-accessing-it/4537/4 "2011-06-03T12:58:34Z")
You can use the Java API to communicate with an elasticsearch cluster on servers separate from your app. Your application can create a Client object that communicates with the cluster using the native elasticsearch transport mechanism. This is described in the guide here: [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/java-api/client.html). I would recommend this method if you have no experience with REST / HTTP communication. Curtis On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:29 AM, greekscala [hellectronic@gmail.com](mailto:hellectronic@gmail.com) wrote: > Hello Karussell, > > My problem is I do not have any experience with REST communication. > Or can I use the Java API too, to communicate with ES that is not > on the same server as my app? This is not clear to me. > > best regards > > On 3 Jun., 01:18, Karussell [tableyourt...@googlemail.com](mailto:tableyourt...@googlemail.com) wrote: > > > > But I am not satisfied with this. > > > > what is your problem with the provided Java API? > > > > > its more flexible if you have to move the ES server. > > > > What do you mean here? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-server-and-accessing-it/4537/5 "2017-07-06T04:04:44Z")