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Getting Started with SearchBlox Server for Linux/Unix

  1. Download SearchBlox Server for Linux/Unix (searchblox_unix.tar.gz)
  2. Copy the file searchblox_unix.tar.gz to the directory /opt
  3. Uncompress the file searchblox_unix.tar.gz using gzip with the following command:

    [root@localhost opt]#gzip -d searchblox_unix.tar.gz

    The resulting file will be named searchblox_unix.tar
  4. Untar the file searchblox_unix.tar using tar with the following command:

    [root@localhost opt]#tar -xvf searchblox_unix.tar

    The files will be extracted to the directory /opt/searchblox
  5. Change your current directory to /opt/searchblox using the command:

    [root@localhost opt]#cd /opt/searchblox

  6. Start the SearchBlox Server using the following command:

    [root@localhost searchblox]#./startSearchBlox
  7. Go to http://mydomain:8080/searchblox/admin/main.jsp in your browser and Login using username : admin / password : admin
  8. Go to Collections Tab and Click on Add Collection to create a new collection.
  9. Choose whether it is a HTTP or FileSystem based collection, assign a unique name and choose the language for this collection. And Click Add to finish creating the collection.
  10. Click on Root Sub-Tab and Type in RootURL / Filepath and click OK.
  11. Go to Indexer Sub-Tab and click Index button to start indexing.
  12. Click on the DashBoard Sub-Tab under Collections to view indexing status.
  13. Go to http://mydomain:8080/searchblox/search.jsp to start searching.