# Ruby webApp that requires NO database

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-webapp-that-requires-no-database/156388>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 26, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-webapp-that-requires-no-database/156388 "2008-12-26T13:07:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-webapp-that-requires-no-database/156388/1 "2008-12-26T13:07:14Z")

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HI

I am a newbie to ruby. I am creating a webApp which will dynamically  
take data from the API of a search engine and display it, also I need  
to display some data directly from internet like a person’s blog. For  
this application I don’t need a database. Should I still use Ruby on  
Rails as it uses database and it will be redundant for my application?  
Is there any other alternative which I can use?

Thanks in advance,  
Anuj

> **[Anuj Mehta's Blog](http://anuj-mehta.blogspot.com/)**
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-webapp-that-requires-no-database/156388/2 "2008-12-26T13:07:49Z")

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On Dec 26, 12:02 pm, “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> HI
> 
> I am a newbie to ruby. I am creating a webApp which will dynamically  
> take data from the API of a search engine and display it, also I need  
> to display some data directly from internet like a person’s blog. For  
> this application I don’t need a database. Should I still use Ruby on  
> Rails as it uses database and it will be redundant for my application?  
> Is there any other alternative which I can use?

You can certainly do that - I have a few small databaseless  
applications written in rails.

Fred

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-webapp-that-requires-no-database/156388/3 "2008-12-26T13:09:34Z")

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Thanks Fred.

Cheers!!  
Anuj

> **[Anuj Mehta's Blog](http://anuj-mehta.blogspot.com/)**
>
> Frozen Thoughts

On Dec 26, 5:07 pm, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)