How to Install MeiliSearch on POP! OS Latest?

MeiliSearch is an open-source search engine that is designed to be fast, reliable, and easy to use. If you are a developer or a system administrator, you may want to install MeiliSearch on your system to use it for your projects. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install MeiliSearch on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Step 1: Download MeiliSearch

To download MeiliSearch, you need to open your terminal and run the following command:

wget https://bintray.com/meilisearch/meilisearch-rpm/download_file?file_path=meilisearch-latest.x86_64.rpm -O meilisearch.rpm

This command will download the MeiliSearch binary package as an RPM file.

Step 2: Install MeiliSearch

Once the package is downloaded, you can proceed with the installation. To install MeiliSearch, run the following command:

sudo rpm -i meilisearch.rpm

This command will install MeiliSearch on your system.

Step 3: Start MeiliSearch

After the installation, you can start MeiliSearch by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start meilisearch

This command will start the MeiliSearch service.

If you want to enable the MeiliSearch service to start automatically at boot time, you can run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable meilisearch

Step 4: Check MeiliSearch Status

To check the status of the MeiliSearch service, run the following command:

sudo systemctl status meilisearch

This command will show you whether the MeiliSearch service is running or not.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MeiliSearch on your POP! OS Latest system. You can now use MeiliSearch for your projects. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, feel free to consult the MeiliSearch documentation or seek help from the MeiliSearch community.

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