How to Configure Solr search in Sitecore?
Enable the Solr Config File
- Navigate to the website Include folder: wwwroot\;\App_Config\Include\
- Disable the following Lucene configuration files by adding .example to the file name extension: Sitecore.ContentSearch.Lucene.DefaultIndexConfiguration.config.
- Enable the Sitecore. ContentSearch.
What are the important configuration files of Solr?
Solr configuration files
- The schema. xml file can be extended using the x-schema. xml file.
- The solrconfig. xml file can be extended using the solrcore. properties file.
- The wc-data-config. xml file can be extended using a combination of the solrcore. properties and x-data-config.
How to configure SOLR for use with Sitecore 8?
Step 1: Install SOLR via Bitnami as described here. Step 2: To save time, create a custom SOLR configset by copying, pasting and renaming the basic_configs folder (found, for instance, in C:\\Bitnami\\solr-5.2.1-0\\apache-solr\\solr\\configsets) to create a new one named sitecore_configs like this:
Where do I find my custom core in Solr?
Configsets are located in our SOLR installation folder under …/server/solr/ alongside with dir’s for all SOLR Cores. We can see here that we have a dir for our MY_NEW_CUSTOM_CORE called MY_NEW_CUSTOM_CORE_DIR. If we look at the top we can see two folders, both folders for configsets. The first one, basic_configs, is basic SOLR config files.
Why do we use Solr as a search engine?
First, let’s talk a little about the reasons for using SOLR. As we know SOLR is a search engine used for searching in content and operational databases that Sitecore uses. It’s fast, configurable and robust, especially when you work with a large number of Sitecore items.
Is there an Excel file for Sitecore R1?
Yes there is a different one for R1, R2, R3. If you aren’t on the newest (currently R3) you might want to upgrade to latest Sitecore version before even doing this entire process. There are many more files you need to disable and enable, follow this excel file from this article.