> Followup: > > I was able to get Solr 5.0.0 started under the jetty9 distribution you > mentioned. I unpacked the jetty archive, changed into the unpacked > directory, and did these extremely simple and fast steps: > > * Copied solr.war from solr-5.0.0/server/webapps (in the Solr download) > into webapps. > * Copied logging jars from solr-5.0.0/server/lib/ext (in the Solr > download) into lib/ext. > * Created a solr directory. > * Created solr/solr.xml with one line: > > <solr/> > > Once I did these things, running "java -jar start.jar" worked, and > browsing to http://server:8080/solr brought up the admin UI (with no cores). > > If you do not know how to take this information and adapt it for your > install, then you should stick to running Solr with the scripts and > jetty included in the Solr download.
That I've managed now. SPecificall cp'ing the solr webapps* into the jetty dist's ./webapps/, etc. What I've NOT managed to do is get jetty to see/use the solr webapp if it's installed into a different/other location. Yet.
