Solr Reference Guide

Solr 3.4 Reference Guide

Solr 3.5 Reference Guide

The material as presented assumes that you’re familiar with some basic search concepts and that you can read XML; it does not assume that you are a Java programmer, although knowledge of Java is helpful when working directly with Lucene or when developing custom extensions to a Lucene/Solr installation.

Key topics covered in the Reference Guide include:

• Getting Started: Installing Solr and getting it running for the first time.
• Using the Solr Admin Web Interface: How to use the built-in UI.
• Documents, Fields, and Schema Design: Designing the index for optimal retrieval.
• Understanding Analyzers, Tokenizers, and Filters: Setting up Solr to handle your content.
• Indexing and Basic Data Operations: Indexing your content.
• Searching: Ways to improve the search experience for your users.
• The Well Configured Solr Instance: Optmal settings to keep the system running smoothly.
• Managing Solr: Web containers, logging and backups.
• Scaling and Distribution: Best practices for increasing system capacity.
• Client APIs: Clients that can be used to provide search interfaces for users.