Solr Ubuntu 18.04 Installation – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Solr

   Download Latest Apache Solr Server Release.

   Apache Solr .tgz

   Browse for the Latest Solr .tgz Release

   Save the File.

3. 3. Installing Solr

   Then to Install Solr for Ubuntu
   Especially relevant: this is a Vanilla Local Setup.
   So first, Extract the Archive into Target directory with:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/solr*.tgz -C ~

   But if yuo are in Trouble to Find it out on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

4. 4. Installing Java

   How to Install Required Oracle JDK 8+ on Ubuntu.

   Oracle JDK for Ubuntu Install

   Installing Oracle JDK on Ubuntu

5. 5. Running Solr

   Next Access Solr Target
   With:

   cd ~/solr*

   Or whatever other for Local…
   And to Start Solr Server simple instance run:

   bin/solr start -c

   Next to Launch another Solr Node, and have it join the Cluster alongside the first one:

   bin/solr -c -z localhost:9983 -p 8984

   But instead, if you want to Get started interactively on a Cluster with Zookeeper embedded then Start with:

   bin/solr -e cloud

   So the process will guide you about choosing the Number of Nodes (Up to 4,Default=2) and relatives Ports (Default=8983,7574).
   Following the Script will Guide you on All the needed Steps. See the connected Get Started Docs for more insight…

6. 6. Solr Getting Started

   How to Quick Start with Solr Searching on Ubuntu.

   Solr Queries Quick Start

   Solr Quick Start