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Enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project. Version 10.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22.
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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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version10.0.0
manager updated2026-07-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:solr |
|---|---|
| Version | 10.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://solr.apache.org/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-22T14:54:39+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation