- install java
yum install java - download solr
wget http://www.us.apache.org/dist/lucene/solr/6.1.0/solr-6.1.0.tgz - extract the service installation file:
tar xzf solr-6.1.0.tgz solr-6.1.0/bin/install_solr_service.sh --strip-components=2 - install solr as service
sudo ./install_solr_service.sh solr-6.1.0.tgz - check solr status
/etc/init.d/solr status
sudo su - solr -c "/opt/solr/bin/solr create -c core-name-for-solr -n data_driven_schema_configs"