Step by Step installation guide for getting started with nopAccelerate Solr Plugins to integrate Apache Solr with nopCommerce Store.

Applicable to:

• nopAccelerate
• nopAccelerate Search

System Requirements

nopAccelerate Solr plugin assumes that you are already using nopCommerce.

Supported nopCommerce version:

• nopCommerce version 2.80
• nopCommerce version 3.00
• nopCommerce version 3.10
• nopCommerce version 3.20
• nopCommerce version 3.30
• nopCommerce version 3.40
• nopCommerce version 3.50
• nopCommerce version 3.60
• nopCommerce version 3.70
• nopCommerce version 3.80
• nopCommerce version 3.90

We encourage you to use newer version of nopCommerce.

Hosting Requirements:

nopAccelerate is fully compatible with any nopCommerce compatible hosting account. It works with Shared Windows Hosting Account, VPS, Dedicated Server and Cloud Hosting Service like Azure & Amazon AWS.

You may use Shared Windows Hosting for hosting your nopCommerce website, but you need a different VPS or Hosted Solr Service for hosting Apache Solr Instance to use nopAccelerate Solr Plugins.

Additional Requirement:

Self-Hosted Solr Instance:

• Java 6 or greater
• Java servlet container (Such as Tomcat, Jetty, etc.)
• Apache Solr 4.1 +

Externally / Remotely-Hosted Solr Instance:

• Any good Hosted Solr Service with Support for Solr 4 with Custom Configuration (Please confirm with us before buying)

Installation Steps

Depending on type of hosting you’re using these steps may vary. These steps are applicable for VPS & Dedicated Hosting Servers. For Shared Hosting Account, you may ignore Step 1.

Step 1: Install & Configure Apache Solr

Step 2: Installing nopAccelerate Solr Plugins

Step 3: Configuring nopAccelerate Solr Plugins

Step 4: Performing Full Indexing

Step 5: Enabling nopAccelerate Advance Search & Catalog Navigation Features

Step 6: Customizing Template to match your store theme

Step 7: Things you need to ensure before going live