install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install solr

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S solr

Arch Linux sync databases · solr · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install Solr

Chocolatey community package catalog · Solr · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

Enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project

Project links

Commands and aliases

solr

history

Project history and usage

Apache Solr is a long-running open source search server built on Apache Lucene. In package-manager culture it is both a Java server and a command-line tool: installing the package gives operators the `solr` command used to start examples, create collections, post documents, and run local development search nodes.

Project history

The Solr project was established in 2006 as a subproject of Apache Lucene and became a separate Apache top-level project in 2021. Apache release notes show the public 1.x line in 2006-2009, the 3.1 release in 2011, and Solr 4.0 in 2012 with SolrCloud work prominent in the change log.

Modern Solr releases continued to emphasize distributed indexing and search, rich document handling, analytics, geospatial search, and later vector search. Apache's 2026 Solr 10.0.0 announcement describes the current project as a multi-modal search platform built on Lucene with REST APIs, parallel SQL, Kubernetes/Docker integration, and security changes.

Adoption history

Apache's own release announcements repeatedly describe Solr as powering search and navigation at many large organizations. Homebrew's formula metadata shows Solr packaged as a stable bottled formula for local macOS and Linux use, with hundreds of installs over the trailing year in the formula analytics.

How it is used

Typical package-manager usage starts with the `solr` executable: `bin/solr start`, example modes such as `cloud`, `techproducts`, and `schemaless`, and indexing through APIs or the bundled post tool. Operators care about the package because Solr's config files, Java runtime assumptions, service wrappers, and version-specific upgrade notes directly affect local development and production search clusters.

Why package nerds care

Solr is a classic package-manager stress test: a CLI launcher around a large Java server, mutable per-core configuration, long-lived version pins, and compatibility-sensitive data/index formats. Formulae such as `solr` and `solr@8.11` matter because developers often need a specific Solr line to match production clusters or application test suites.

Timeline

2006: Apache Solr established as a subproject of Apache Lucene.
2006: Solr 1.1.0 released.
2011: Solr 3.1.0 released from the shared Lucene/Solr line.
2012: Solr 4.0.0 released with SolrCloud changes prominent in the release notes.
2021: Apache Solr established as a separate top-level project.
2026: Apache Solr 10.0.0 released.

Related projects

Apache Lucene provides Solr's search library foundation.
Apache ZooKeeper is central to SolrCloud coordination.
Apache Tika, Apache ManifoldCF, Apache Spark, Apache Nutch, Apache Zeppelin, and Apache OpenNLP are listed by Solr as related projects.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $SOLR_HOME/solr.xml<core-or-collection>/conf/solrconfig.xml<core-or-collection>/conf/managed-schema.xml<core-or-collection>/conf/schema.xml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`solr`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version10.0.0

manager updated2026-06-11

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://solr.apache.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://solr.apache.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:solr
Version	10.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/solr
Homepage	https://solr.apache.org/
Repository	https://github.com/apache/solr
Upstream docs	https://solr.apache.org/guide/solr/latest/index.html
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=solr/solr/10.0.0/solr-10.0.0.tgz
Last updated	2026-06-11T20:41:04-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk@21
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	solr
Aliases	solr@10.0
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

pacman95%

solr 10.0.0-1

Open source enterprise search platform built on Apache Lucene

https://lucene.apache.org/solr/

sudo pacman -S solr

License: Apache
Architecture: any
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Solr

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: solr from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Chocolatey95%

Solr

choco install Solr

normalized package name match
Matched by: Solr

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: Solr from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','shotcut'

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/solr.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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