# Solr Installation and make it as Window service

#### Check Solr Status

```
E:\Solr\solr-8.8.2>bin\solr.cmd status
```

#### Start Solr

```
E:\Solr\solr-8.8.2>bin\solr.cmd start
```

#### Import Data From CSV

```
E:\Solr\solr-8.8.2>java -jar -Dc=barcode -Dauto example\exampledocs\post.jar example\exampledocs\product1.csv
```

> \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*IMP Links\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
> https://solr.apache.org/guide/6\_6/post-tool.html
> 
> https://www.progress.com/tutorials/jdbc/import-sql-server-data-into-apache-solr-using-data-import-handler-via-jdbc#:~:text=Importing%20the%20Data,-Start%20Apache%20Solr&text=Go%20to%20browser%20and%20open,a%20view%20as%20shown%20below.
> 
> https://www.cdata.com/kb/tech/mysql-jdbc-apache-solr.rst
> 
> [http://localhost:8983/solr/demo/select?facet=true&f.price.facet.range.start=0&f.price.facet.range.end=10&f.price.facet.range.gap=1&facet.range=price&q=\*:\*](http://localhost:8983/solr/demo/select?facet=true&f.price.facet.range.start=0&f.price.facet.range.end=10&f.price.facet.range.gap=1&facet.range=price&q=*:*)

## Install Solr as service in Windows

I took the article from following link all credit goes to author of this article, I have personally tried to run this on window server 2019 and we achieved what we want in no time.

<p class="callout info">[https://norconex.com/how-to-run-solr5-as-a-service-on-windows/](https://norconex.com/how-to-run-solr5-as-a-service-on-windows/)</p>

<p class="callout info">[https://nssm.cc/download](https://nssm.cc/download)</p>

### File System Setup

Taking Solr 8 as an example, first, extract Solr and NSSM to the following path on your file system (adapt paths as necessary).

```
C:\Program Files\solr-5.0.0
C:\Program Files\nssm
```

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On the command line, type the following:

```
"c:\Program Files\nssm\win64\nssm" install solr
```

Fill out the path to the **solr.cmd** script, and the startup directory should be filled in automatically. Don’t forget to input the **-f (foreground)** parameter so that NSSM can kill it when it needs to be stopped or restarted.

![Application tab on NSSM Service Editor screen capture to show path to Solr start script](https://norconex.com/wp-content/uploads/nssm006.png)

The following step is optional, but I prefer having a clean and descriptive name in my Windows Service Manager. Under the details tab, fill out the Display name and Description.

![Details tab for NSSM service installer for setting up Solr 5 as a service on Microsoft Windows](https://norconex.com/wp-content/uploads/nssm002.png)

Click on Install service.

![NSSM confirmation box saying "Solr5" installed successfully](https://norconex.com/wp-content/uploads/nssm003.png)

Check that the service is running.

![Microsoft Windows Component Services Running Solr 5](https://norconex.com/wp-content/uploads/nssm005.png)

Go to your favorite web browser and make sure Solr is up and running.

![Solr 5 running as a service on Microsoft Windows ](https://norconex.com/wp-content/uploads/solr001.png)

### Conclusion

I spent a few hours finding this simple solution, and I hope this tutorial will help you set up Solr as a Microsoft Windows service in no time. I invite you to view the solr.cmd file content to find the parameters that will help you customize your Solr setup. For instance, while looking inside this file, I realized there I needed to add the -f parameter to run Solr in the foreground. That was key to get it running the way I needed it.