Solr is a standalone enterprise search server with a REST-like API. You put documents in it (called “indexing”) via XML, JSON or binary over HTTP. You query it via HTTP GET and receive XML, JSON, or binary results.
- Advanced Full-Text Search Capabilities
- Optimized for High Volume Web Traffic
- Standards Based Open Interfaces – XML,JSON and HTTP
- Comprehensive HTML Administration Interfaces
- Server statistics exposed over JMX for monitoring
- Scalability – Efficient Replication to other Solr Search Servers
- Flexible and Adaptable with XML configuration
- Extensible Plugin Architecture
