How to Install Apache Solr on macOS

Apache Solr is a popular search engine based on the Lucene library. It is used by many websites and applications to provide search functionality. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apache Solr on macOS.

Prerequisites

macOS operating system
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 8 or higher

Note: If you don't have Java installed on your machine, you can download it from java.com.

Installation Steps

Download Solr

Download the latest version of Apache Solr from the official website. Choose the appropriate version depending on your operating system. For macOS, select the "macOS" link under the "Binary distributions" section.
Extract the Archive

Extract the downloaded archive file to a preferred location on your computer, like ~/Documents/solr-8.7.0.
```
$ tar xzf solr-8.7.0.tgz solr-8.7.0/bin/install_solr_service.sh --strip-components=2
```
Install Solr as a Service

Run the install script to install Solr as a service.
```
$ sudo ./install_solr_service.sh solr-8.7.0.tgz
```

Start Solr

Start Solr service using launchctl command.

$ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apache.solr.plist

To confirm Solr is running, verify the service status.

$ sudo launchctl list | grep solr

Output:

7199    0    com.apache.solr

Access Solr

To access Solr, open a web browser and go to the following URL:
```
http://localhost:8983/solr/
```
Here, you can check the Solr admin GUI and it should be up and running.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Apache Solr on macOS.