SearchBlox - Getting started with Jetty.

1. Create a folder named searchblox under /webapps in the jetty directory.

2. Extract searchblox.war, using for example the Java jar tool or a regular unzip command. On Windows, applications like WinZip work as well. Extract the files into the newly created /searchblox directory.

3. Edit the etc/demo.xml file to add following context:


<Call name="addWebApplication">
  <Arg>/searchblox/*</Arg>
  <Arg><SystemProperty name="jetty.home" default="."/>/webapps/searchblox</Arg>
</Call>

4. Start Jetty.

5. Go to http://yourhost/searchblox/admin/main.jsp in your browser and Login using username : admin / password : admin

6. Go to Collections Tab and Click on Add Collection to create a new collection.

7. 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.

8. Click on Root Sub-Tab and Type in RootURL / Filepath and click OK.

9. Go to Indexer Sub-Tab and click Index button to start indexing.

10. Click on the DashBoard Sub-Tab under Collections to view indexing status.

11. Go to http://yourhost/searchblox/search.jsp to start searching.