In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the steps to install MeiliSearch on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
First, you need to make sure that your Ubuntu server is up-to-date by performing the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
Next, install the required packages by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential pkg-config python python3 python-dev python3-dev python-pip python3-pip libffi-dev curl -y
Go to the official MeiliSearch website at https://www.meilisearch.com/downloads and download the latest version of MeiliSearch.
Alternatively, you can use wget to download MeiliSearch directly from the terminal. Here's an example command:
wget https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch/releases/download/v0.21.0/meilisearch-linux-amd64
Note that the above command is an example, and you should replace the URL with the latest version.
Next, move the downloaded MeiliSearch binary to /usr/local/bin directory, which is a standard location for executables in Linux systems:
sudo mv meilisearch-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/meilisearch
Make MeiliSearch executable using the following command:
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/meilisearch
Create a systemd unit file to configure MeiliSearch as a system service.
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/meilisearch.service
Add the following lines of code to the file:
[Unit]
Description=MeiliSearch Service
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=username
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/meilisearch --http-addr 0.0.0.0:7700 # Replace "username" with your username
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Ensure that you replace the username placeholder with the actual username of your system.
Save and close the file.
Start and enable the systemd service with the following commands:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable meilisearch.service
sudo systemctl start meilisearch.service
You can now verify that MeiliSearch is correctly installed and running by using the following command:
systemctl status meilisearch.service
Output should show that the service is active and running.
Congratulations! You've now installed MeiliSearch on your Ubuntu Server Latest and configured it as a system service. You can now start exploring MeiliSearch's features to develop your app further.
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