MeiliSearch is a powerful, open-source search engine designed for modern applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process for MeiliSearch on Manjaro.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to install essential dependencies for MeiliSearch. Open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S wget curl gcc clang cmake make zlib openssl
This will update your system, and install necessary packages for MeiliSearch.
Visit the MeiliSearch website at https://www.meilisearch.com/downloads and download the appropriate archive for Manjaro under the Linux section.
Open a terminal window and change into the directory where the archive was downloaded. Then extract the archive using the following command:
tar -xzvf meilisearch-x.x.x-linux-x64.tar.gz
Replace x.x.x with the actual version number.
Change into the extracted directory and run MeiliSearch using the following command:
./meilisearch
This will start the MeiliSearch server and it will run on the default port 7700.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:7700/health. If MeiliSearch is running properly, you will see a message indicating that "All good" and providing information about the installed version of MeiliSearch.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MeiliSearch on Manjaro. With MeiliSearch running, you can begin integrating it into your applications to provide fast and efficient search functionality.
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