Apache Solr Installation and Configuration

Installation


1. Download Apache Solr Package (http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/lucene/solr/)

2. In shell enter “tar –xvzf apache-solr-x.x.x.tgz” this step will create a folder apache-solr-x.x.x

3. Rename the folder for ease of use “mv apache-solr-x.x.x apache-solr”

4. Install JDK (requires > 1.6.0) can download from sun downloads(http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp)

5. “cd apache-solr/example/”

6. Start the servlet “Java –jar start.jar”, Long list of messages will appear at the end you can see message as follows : INFO: Started SocketConnector @ 0.0.0.0:8983

7. Check for errors in java if so please correct it and restart the server. To Stop the server use “CTRL+C”

8. If everything goes fine you should see a screen as below in your browser