IndexTank tutorial for Rails [closed] - ruby-on-rails

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I am building a simple Rails website, where users can create posts and people can search for posts. I am hosting this application with heroku.
I was looking for options for the search functionality, and found IndexTank (starter) as the only free option with heroku.
Is it a good idea to use IndexTank for a requirement like mine? Should I go ahead with using just ActiveRecord finders to implement this search or I should use IndexTank?
Additionally, can anyone provide me with a very nice IndexTank tutorial to get started with? I found few tutorials, but could not really progress with those. Thanks.

Don't know if you have seen the official IndexTank gem for Rails:
https://github.com/kidpollo/tanker
The README file comes with some examples.
Also, here's a complete demo app:
https://github.com/adrnai/rails-3-tanker-demo
Please let me know if this helps, you can always email support # indextank dot com and we'll help you get started!

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