Can Solr be run on Azure?
A:
I haven't actually tried, but Azure can run Java, so theoretically it should be able to run Solr.
This article ("Run Java with Jetty in Windows Azure") should be useful.
Mauricio Scheffer
2010-10-02 17:44:28
I was thinking since Solr store its index to a file. Does Azure support writing to a file?
Håvard Meling
2010-10-04 19:15:36
@Håvard Meling: I think it does, look up "Azure local storage"
Mauricio Scheffer
2010-10-04 21:44:54
After what I can see the local storage is only temporary to the lifetime of the instance. Which would mean it has to be rebuilt all the time.
Håvard Meling
2010-10-05 21:28:48
A:
I can't speak to running Solr on Azure, per se, but according to this discussion on the Azure forums most use or suggest the following for full-text search in their apps:
- Implementing Lucene.NET directly.
- Google Site Search.
- Externally hosted Solr service such as Websolr.
Nick Zadrozny
2010-10-02 19:51:06
but I don't see any references to hosting **Solr in Azure** there...
Mauricio Scheffer
2010-10-03 13:21:12
Good point. Edited to clarify the context of my response—namely, "full text search on Azure" rather than "running Solr on Azure."
Nick Zadrozny
2010-10-04 19:14:53