MeiliSearch is an open-source search engine that provides powerful search capabilities for your applications or websites. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing MeiliSearch on your Arch Linux system.
Before you begin, ensure that you have met the following requirements:
To install MeiliSearch on Arch Linux, you first need to install some dependencies. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo pacman -S git cargo make gcc openssl
Now, you can clone the MeiliSearch repository from GitHub. Run the following command in your terminal window to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch.git
After the repository is cloned, navigate to the MeiliSearch directory:
cd MeiliSearch
Next, you can build MeiliSearch using the "make" command:
make
This command will build the MeiliSearch binary, which is stored in the "target/release" directory.
To install MeiliSearch system-wide, run the following command with sudo privileges:
sudo make install
This command installs MeiliSearch in the "/usr/local/bin/" directory.
After the installation is complete, you can check that MeiliSearch is installed and working correctly by running the following command:
meilisearch
If MeiliSearch is installed correctly, you should see some output that indicates the server is started:
{"level":"INFO","message":"meilisearch","pid":29174,"thread_id":139809201967616,"timestamp":"2022-03-02T22:18:57.090229452+00:00"}
{"level":"INFO","message":"Server is listening on http://127.0.0.1:7700","pid":29174,"thread_id":139809201967616,"timestamp":"2022-03-02T22:18:57.091224139+00:00"}
In this tutorial, you learned how to install MeiliSearch on your Arch Linux system. Now, you can use MeiliSearch to provide powerful search capabilities for your applications or websites.
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