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Apache Solr is a search platform built on Apache Lucene for full-text, vector, and geospatial search. Applications can move indexing and query behavior into a dedicated search service and scale into distributed SolrCloud deployments.
Features and best fit
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Use full-text, vector, and geospatial search in one platform
Lucene-based indexing and query features support multiple search modes with configurable fields, analyzers, and query behavior.
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Scale from local use to SolrCloud, Docker, and Kubernetes
Solr can run locally or expand through SolrCloud, the official Docker image, and the Solr Operator for Kubernetes.
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For separating search infrastructure from application code
It fits product, document, log, and content search systems that benefit from dedicated indexing and query infrastructure.
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Search quality depends on schema and index design
Starting Solr does not automatically produce good relevance. Validate fields, analyzers, update cadence, shards, and replicas against representative data.
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Official sources
- [1]apache/solr repository(2026-09-21)
- [2]Apache Solr README(2026-09-21)
- [3]Apache Solr Reference Guide(2026-09-21)
- [4]Apache Solr license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note
Solr provides indexing, query, and operational capabilities as a search server rather than requiring applications to embed Lucene directly. The README also points to the official Docker image and Solr Operator for Kubernetes. Search quality still depends on schema, analyzers, update strategy, and shard design.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Build a development Solr distribution
Follow the Developer Quickstart in the official README to build a local Solr distribution.
./gradlew dev - 2
Start the techproducts example
Start Solr with the bundled techproducts example and its sample search configuration.
cd ./solr/packaging/build/dev && bin/solr start -e techproducts - 3
Open the admin interface
Open the Solr Admin interface and inspect the running collection and index state.
http://localhost:8983/solr/
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GitHub Topics
- lucene
- solr
- search
- nosql
- java
- backend
- search-engine
- information-retrieval
- Stars
- 1,673
- Forks
- 864
- Watchers
- 50
- Open issues
- 0
- Contributors
- 322
- Primary language
- Java
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository last updated
- Sep 21, 2026
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