> Should I go with Beta 4 or stable 3? I would use solr 4, since this is first time installation.
> Which servlet container would you suggest is > the most efficient for my implementation? Folks use both jetty and tomcat. > I'm unclear if the JDK is required or I can > just install a JRE. I was guessing that Oracle's Java > SE 7u7 would probably be the best implementation, yes/no? README.txt says "Download the Java SE 6 JDK (Java Development Kit) You will need the JDK installed, and the $JAVA_HOME/bin (Windows: %JAVA_HOME%\bin) folder included on your command path. To test this, issue a "java -version" command from your shell (command prompt) and verify that the Java version is 1.6 or later." > How relevant is the "Apache Solr 3 Enterprise > Search Server" book to working with version 4? I > couldn't find a list of differences anywhere. I suggest you to read this book (without worrying about solr4). It is easy to understand and it covers lots of things.