In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Manticore Search on Windows 10 operating system.
Before we start, make sure you have the following requirements:
To install the C++ runtime library, download the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio from the official Microsoft website. Once downloaded, install the package on your system.
Open command prompt on your Windows 10 machine and clone the Manticore Search repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch.git
This will download the Manticore Search repository to your local machine.
In the command prompt, navigate to the directory where you cloned the Manticore Search repository in the previous step. Use the following command to build Manticore Search:
nmake
This will build Manticore Search on your local machine. After the build process is complete, you will see a searchd.exe file in the bin directory.
To test Manticore Search, navigate to the bin directory and run the following command:
searchd.exe
This will start Manticore Search on your local machine. You should see output that indicates the server is running.
To access Manticore Search, open a web browser and visit http://localhost:9308. This will bring up the Manticore Search interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Manticore Search on your Windows 10 machine. You can now use Manticore Search for your search requirements.
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