Installing Apache Solr on Ubuntu Server Latest

Apache Solr is a popular search platform based on Apache Lucene. Solr provides powerful search capabilities and is commonly used in businesses and organizations to improve their search options. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Apache Solr on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites:

Step 1 - Installing Java

Apache Solr requires Java to function. To install Java, enter the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk

After installation, the Java version can be checked by running the following command:

java -version

Step 2 - Downloading Apache Solr

To download Apache Solr, go to the official website at https://lucene.apache.org/solr/downloads.html and choose the version that you want to download. In this tutorial, we will use Apache Solr 8.3.1.

wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/lucene/solr/8.3.1/solr-8.3.1.tgz

Extract the downloaded file with the following command:

tar xzf solr-8.3.1.tgz

This will extract the files to the folder named solr-8.3.1.

Step 3 - Starting Apache Solr

To start Apache Solr, navigate to the solr-8.3.1 directory and run the following command:

./bin/solr start

This will start Apache Solr on port 8983, which can be accessed through a web browser.

Step 4 - Testing Apache Solr

To test Apache Solr, open a web browser and go to http://ip-address:8983/solr/. You should see the Apache Solr admin interface, which indicates that Apache Solr has been installed correctly.

Congratulations! You now have Apache Solr installed on your Ubuntu Server Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the steps to install Apache Solr on Ubuntu Server Latest. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful and that you are now able to take advantage of Apache Solr's powerful search capabilities.

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