Set up a local solr instance on mac

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# Setting up a local solr instance on a mac

# install solr with homebrew
brew install solr

# create the base solr index directory
mkdir -p /data/solr

# make sure you can write to the solr logs
sudo chown -R `whoami` /usr/local/Cellar/solr/

# go! Note: you must use the fully-qualfied path!
solr /full/path/to/multicore

# If you get weird error messages when you launch solr, it is likely due to permissions
# or lacking a "logs" directory (the error message will show you where it is expecting it).
# Create the log directory if necessary. and verify permissions or just run as the super user:
#
# sudo solr /full/path/to/multicore

# http://localhost:8983/solr/product/select/?q.alt=*:*&start=0&rows=10&indent=on

Thanks for this! I am digging keeping my solr data with brew stuff at /usr/local/var/solr.

thanks! great!

I'm confused what the "multicore" referenced on line 13 is. A config file?

@mikeymicrophone I am also kinda confused about that. You make any progress on it?

When installing solr I got this error message:

$ brew install solr
==> Downloading http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=lucene/solr/4.4.0/solr-4.4.0.tgz
==> Best Mirror http://apache.mirrors.spacedump.net/lucene/solr/4.4.0/solr-4.4.0.tgz

curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found
Error: Download failed: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=lucene/solr/4.4.0/solr-4.4.0.tgz

Running brew update fixed it.

@antonagestam +1

Question:

create the base solr index directory

mkdir -p /data/solr

1. Where to make this dir? In user root? or in Solr dir?

go! Note: you must use the fully-qualfied path!

solr /full/path/to/multicore
2) what is a path to multicore?

you might need to sudo to do the mkdir

very helpful!

full/path/to/multicore is /data/solr. And it is totally up to you where you put your sole-files to. Personally I put them into a new Folder /Library/Solr. But as long as no configfiles are inside, that doesn't make any sense. So copy the configfiles from usr/local/opt/solr/libexec/examples/multicore to wherever you need them.

cp -R /usr/local/opt/solr/libexec/example/multicore /Library/Solr
solr /Library/Solr

@antonagestam I got this too. I ran 'brew update' and it then worked.

@antonagestam good tip!