MeiliSearch is an open-source search engine that allows you to perform fast and relevant full-text searches. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of MeiliSearch on Clear Linux Latest.
MeiliSearch is built on the Rust programming language, so we need to install Rust to build and run MeiliSearch.
Update the package manager with the following command:
sudo swupd update
Install the Rust language by executing:
sudo swupd bundle-add rust-basic
Verify the Rust installation with the following command:
rustc --version
If the installation is successful, you will see the Rust version installed on your system.
Download the latest version of MeiliSearch by executing:
curl -L https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch/releases/download/v0.23.2/meilisearch-v0.23.2-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz -o meilisearch.tar.gz
Extract the tarball using the following command:
tar -xvf meilisearch.tar.gz
Move into the MeiliSearch directory using the following command:
cd meilisearch-v0.23.2-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
Run MeiliSearch with the following command:
./meilisearch
The server will start running on port 7700.
You can access the MeiliSearch dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:7700. You can also interact with MeiliSearch through the RESTful API on this port.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install MeiliSearch on Clear Linux Latest. After installing MeiliSearch, you can use it for full-text search and search-related functionalities.
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