# Exchanging data between two rails apps

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exchanging-data-between-two-rails-apps/120006>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 12, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exchanging-data-between-two-rails-apps/120006 "2007-11-12T21:53:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![george\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@george\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_b)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exchanging-data-between-two-rails-apps/120006/1 "2007-11-12T21:53:59Z")

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I have a rails application on a remote server and a different rails  
application on a local server. I need to exchange some data between  
them. I have full control of both ends.

The Web Services chapter of AWDR begin with “This chapter is mildly  
controversial…For new applications where you aren’t constrained by  
external interfaces, you might want to consider using a lighter-weight  
REST approach.”

Googling turns up a bunch of articles, but they tend to be older, and  
I’m concerned that I wouldn’t be following the latest thinking. Any  
pointers?

Thanks,  
-George

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**Author:** ![george\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@george\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_b)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exchanging-data-between-two-rails-apps/120006/2 "2007-11-12T22:23:56Z")

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George,

> I have a rails application on a remote server and a different rails  
> application on a local server. I need to exchange some data between  
> them. I have full control of both ends.

> The Web Services chapter of AWDR begin with …

WebServices are so 2006. ActiveResources is the way to go now.

Next to what you’ll find on the web, give a look at this page about  
“internal mashups”.  
[RailsConf Europe: Hydra](http://blog.nicksieger.com/articles/2007/10/06/railsconf-europe-hydra)

The idea is to split one big monolithic app into many parts, running  
on one or many servers.

Alain R.

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**Author:** ![george\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@george\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_b)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exchanging-data-between-two-rails-apps/120006/3 "2007-11-13T17:22:32Z")

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On Nov 12, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Alain R. wrote:

> WebServices are so 2006. ActiveResources is the way to go now.
> 
> Next to what you’ll find on the web, give a look at this page about  
> “internal mashups”.  
> [http://blog.nicksieger.com/articles/2007/10/06/railsconf-europe-](http://blog.nicksieger.com/articles/2007/10/06/railsconf-europe-)  
> hydra
> 
> The idea is to split one big monolithic app into many parts, running  
> on one or many servers.

Thanks Alain. Some interesting stuff there.