Search Our Database

Introduction

Solr is a popular fast searching platform for websites, databases and email servers. By using this, we can search for documents, email attachments and so on. When there is a need to quickly retrieve an email communication, we search in the mailboxes. The service solr can index email messages, providing the fastest search capabilities for IMAP mailboxes As a result, iOS, Horde, Roundcube and Thunderbird users find significant improvement in search speed by using this Solr feature. Therefore, we recommend customers to enable this feature in the cPanel server either via WHM using manage plugin option or by running scripts.

Prerequisites

1. Access to cPanel/WHM: Ensure administrative access to cPanel/WHM on your server.

How to Enable Dovecot Solr on cPanel

Method 1: Enable Solr from WHM

Step 1: Log in to WHM

Access WHM by logging in with your administrative credentials.

Step 2: Open the “Manage Plugins” Option

Navigate to the Manage Plugins section in WHM.

Step 3: Install the Solr Plugin

Find the Solr plugin in the list, and click Install to activate it.

Step 4: Save the Settings

Confirm and save the settings to enable Solr indexing on your server.

Method 2: Enable Solr via Command Line

To enable Solr via the command line, follow these steps:

1. Run the following command as the root user:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/install_dovecot_fts

2. Once the script completes, you should see a “completed” message, indicating that the Solr feature has been successfully enabled.

Conclusion

Enabling Dovecot Solr on a cPanel server provides fast and efficient search capabilities within IMAP mailboxes, improving the user experience for anyone searching email content on compatible platforms.

For further assistance or if any issues arise, contact support at support@ipserverone.com.