Documentation¶

The Solr Operator documentation is published as part of the Apache Solr Reference Guide.

Additional, developer-focused, documentation can be found in the Solr Operator's README.

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Tutorials¶

• Solr Operator Quick Start
  This is a basic tutorial designed for users new to Kubernetes and the Solr Operator
• Exploring the Apache Solr Operator v0.3.0 on GKE
  This is an advanced tutorial for users ready to use the Solr Operator for Solr Clouds running in a production environment.
• Guide to Autoscaling Solr on Kubernetes
  This is a tutorial designed to help users to setup a basic implementation of Autoscaling using the HorizontalPodAutoscaler.

Users who have completed the tutorial are encouraged to review the other documentation available.

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Helm Charts¶

If you want to run Solr on Kubernetes, the easiest way to get started is via installing the Helm charts below.

• Solr Operator - A management layer that runs independently in Kubernetes. Only deploy 1 per Kubernetes cluster or namespace.
• Solr - A SolrCloud cluster. In order to deploy this Helm chart successfully, you must first install the Solr Operator and Solr CRDs. Follow the instructions on the ArtifactHub page below.

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Presentations and Videos¶

YouTube

Introducing the Solr Operator - Activate 2019

Demystifying the Solr Operator - Berlin Buzzwords 2021

Using Solr unconventionally to serve 26bn+ documents - Berlin Buzzwords 2022

Rethinking Autoscaling for Apache Solr using Kubernetes - Berlin Buzzwords 2023

Conferences with Solr talks

Videos from Past Activate / Lucene/Solr revolution events

Videos from past Berlin Buzzwords events

Search YouTube for Solr

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