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Creating a Solr Core

When installing Solr for the first time on your web server, you will need to create a Solr core. This topic assumes you have already completed the following steps in regards to the installation of Solr on your KommerceServer web server.

  1. Install Java on your web server (you can skip this step if Java is already installed).
  2. Install version 5.4.1 of Apache Solr.
  3. Create a core directory on the Apache Solr UI.
  4. Copy core configuration files to your Solr directory.
  5. Update the db-data-config file with your database connection information.
  6. Start Solr from the Solr/bin directory.

Perform the following steps to create a Solr core.

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to your Solr admin website at the following URL: http://localhost:8983/solr/#/ The Solr Administration website appears.

  1. Click the Core Admin link in the left pane. A core definition dialog appears.

  1. Type kommerceserver in the Name field.
  2. Type kommerceserver in the instanceDir field.

Leave the config and schema fields as-is.

  1. Click the Add Core button. The new core is created.

Next Step

Perform a Full Data Import using the Solr UI