How to Install Manticore Search on Alpine Linux

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Manticore Search on Alpine Linux.

Manticore Search is a full-text search engine that provides search functionality for both structured and unstructured data, including text, numbers, and other data types.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A server or virtual machine running Alpine Linux latest version
• Access to an account with root privileges or access to a user account with sudo permissions

Step 1: Update and upgrade the system

First, update the packages on your system to ensure that you have the latest dependencies installed:

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Manticore Search

To install Manticore Search on Alpine Linux, we need to add the Manticore APK repositories and then install the package:

sudo apk add wget
wget -O - https://repo.manticoresearch.com/manticore-repo.noarch.rpm | sudo ar \
            vx
sudo cp /var/manticore-repo/* /etc/apk/keys/
echo "https://repo.manticoresearch.com/alpine/3.12/" >> /etc/apk/repositories
sudo apk update
sudo apk add manticore

This will install the latest version of Manticore Search.

Step 3: Verify the installation

To verify that Manticore Search has been correctly installed, we need to start the service and verify that it is running:

sudo rc-service searchd start
sudo rc-service searchd status

If everything is working correctly, you should see a message indicating that the service is running.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered how to install Manticore Search on Alpine Linux latest version. With Manticore Search installation, you can now search, index and retrieve data more effectively on your system.

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