# Routes for external targets

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-for-external-targets/145877>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 14, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-for-external-targets/145877 "2008-08-14T18:34:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-for-external-targets/145877/1 "2008-08-14T18:34:13Z")

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Is it possible (and if so, is it advisable?) to set up a named route  
that has a completely external URL as a target?

I have something like this in my routes file:

map.merb\_uploaded\_file\_create  
‘http://another\_server/uploaded\_files/create’, :controller =\> nil

so I can then use merb\_uploaded\_file\_create\_url in my code. Is this  
anything that someone has done?

Wes