New to SOLR, some installation help needed...

Question

I have downloaded a SOLR release, and sun JDK. I have installed SUN now... I am using wampserver on my computer, to test SOLR out first, and learn how it works...

I don't understand how to install it and use it though... I am completely new to it and java as well, so I need some help on this one...

After downloading it, and unzipping it to a folder, what do I need to do next?

Also, what is a servlet container?

I have all my files (the website) in this folder: localhost/SV/

The tutorial SOLR provides isn't written in detail, and I think thats what I would need.

Do I need to do any changes to any files on my virtual (Wampserver) server?

Let me know if you need more input from me and I will update this Q...

Answer 1

For development purposes you can just use the included Jetty. Go to the directory where start.jar is located and run java -jar start.jar, then point your browser to http://localhost:8983/solr. There you will see an admin console where you can issue queries against the index, but it will be initially empty. See the tutorial for more details.

For production use you'll have to use a properly configured and tuned container. Start here, you will find detailed instructions for each container.

Web containers provide the runtime environment to run web applications on a web server. For more information on web containers, see:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_container
• http://www.service-architecture.com/application-servers/articles/j2ee_web_server_or_container.html

or ask another, more specific question on stackoverflow about this.

Answer 2

Hey man,

I see you're using WAMP.. I'm in the same boat (well using windows) as you and also found it difficult.. So i created a guide once i'd finally figured it out. This guide is using apache-tomcat though.

You can find it here:

http://www.craftyfella.com/2009/12/installing-solr-14-on-windows-xp-step.html

Let me know if it helps.. as it was created just for us windoze people :)