Jina is an open-source neural search framework that makes it easy to build and deploy powerful search systems. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install Jina on Windows 11.
Before we get started, ensure that you have the following software installed on your system:
First, we need to clone the Jina repository from Github:
git clone https://github.com/jina-ai/jina.git
To run Jina, it's best to use a virtual environment. This helps to avoid conflicts with other Python packages that may be installed on your system.
To create a new virtual environment, open a command prompt and run the following command:
python -m venv myenv
This will create a new virtual environment in a directory named myenv. You can choose any other name for your environment.
To activate the virtual environment, run the following command:
myenv\Scripts\activate
This will activate the virtual environment and you'll see the command prompt change to indicate the active environment.
With the virtual environment activated, navigate to the directory where you cloned the Jina repository and run the following command:
pip install -e .
This will install Jina in editable mode, which means you can change the code and test out your changes.
To ensure that Jina was installed correctly, run the following command:
jina hello-world
This should print a message indicating that Jina is ready to use.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed Jina on Windows 11. From here, you can explore the documentation and start building your own search systems with Jina.
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