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Configure the Standalone Index Search Server
If you have installed the index search server in standalone mode, complete the steps described in this section.
The following configurations are carried out automatically during the installation of index search server in standalone mode:
Creating the Solr cores (Standalone mode)
Configuring the basic authentication for Solr
Starting the Solr server
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Ensure that you are using Java 8 or higher. If not, set the SOLR_JAVA_HOME environment variable before executing the following commands:
Windows: SET SOLR_JAVA_HOME=<PATH_TO_JAVA_8>
Unix: export SOLR_JAVA_HOME=<PATH_TO_JAVA_8>