Apache Solr Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Apache Solr hosting on xCloud gives you a single, secured, self-hosted search server of your own, with nothing to assemble. Deploy Apache Solr on a dedicated Cloud VPS for application search, document discovery and structured queries, and xCloud runs the pinned container with a generated administrator password, persistent storage and an HTTPS reverse proxy, while you keep every core schema, index and query decision.

Deploy your Apache Solr

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What is Apache Solr?

Self-hosted Apache Solr is an open-source search server built on Apache Lucene. Upstream describes it as a blazing-fast, multi-modal search platform that powers full-text, vector and geospatial search, and it is a self-hosted alternative to hosted search services such as Algolia and Elastic Cloud. It is released under the Apache License 2.0, and you talk to it through an administration UI and a JSON API.

On xCloud the template deploys the official Solr 10.0.0 image, pinned by digest, as a secured single-node standalone service. Basic authentication is on before Solr accepts proxied traffic, and the admin password is generated for you. Port 8983 is reachable only through HTTPS, the solr_data volume holds security configuration, cores, indexes and transaction logs, and no core exists until you create one.

From Sign-Up to a Live Solr Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Solr normally means a container, persistent storage, generated credentials, a domain, a certificate and a first core before it will answer a single query. This is the same result without assembling any of it by hand.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Apache Solr from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title and domain and submit once — there are no other app-specific fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Solr 10.0.0 image from the official multi-architecture build, mount solr_data for security configuration, core definitions, indexes and transaction logs, require generated Basic authentication before the admin UI or API is reachable, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain with the container listener bound to localhost.
Step 03
Sign In And Create A Core
Open https://your-domain/solr/ and sign in as admin with the generated administrator password from your xCloud credential panel. Go to Core Admin, choose Add Core, then index a few JSON documents and run a query to confirm it.

Everything Apache Solr Does, On Your Own Server

Solr runs in full here — core management, JSON indexing and the query API, on infrastructure you control.

Secured Admin UI And API
The Solr administration UI and every API call sit behind generated Basic authentication from first boot — nothing is reachable unauthenticated.
Core Creation And Management
Create, reload and manage cores from Core Admin in the administration UI, available as soon as you sign in with the generated admin login.
JSON Document Indexing
Index JSON documents and run structured queries against them through Solr's own APIs, ready for application search or document discovery.
Single-Node, Cleanly Configured
One correctly configured standalone Solr node with authentication already required — not a partial install waiting on a setup step you'd otherwise miss.
HTTPS From The Start
Served on your own domain with a certificate issued and renewed for you, while the container itself binds only to localhost.
One Volume For Everything Stateful
Security configuration, core definitions, indexes and transaction logs all persist together on solr_data, so they stay coordinated across a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Search Server 24/7

Managed hosting for Apache Solr, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Apache Solr 10.0.0 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
Generated administrator password
Container bound to localhost
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Apache Solr

Add full-text search to your application
A developer creates a core, posts documents through the JSON API and queries them from the application, so search runs on a server they control rather than inside a hosted search vendor's index.
Index documents for internal discovery
A team that needs to find content across its own documents and records indexes them into Solr and uses the administration UI to inspect cores and test queries before wiring up an interface.
Self-host a search server with Basic authentication
An organisation that does not want an open search endpoint relies on the template's Basic authentication, then creates restricted users for each integration instead of sharing the bootstrap admin login.
Run Apache Solr standalone on one server
An engineer who needs a single search node, not a cluster, runs standalone mode with indexes on a persistent volume, and plans memory and disk for index size and query rate.

Apache Solr vs Alternatives

Algolia: Choose Solr as an Algolia alternative when you want the search server and its indexes on a Cloud VPS you control, with a JSON API and an administration UI protected by Basic authentication.
Elastic Cloud: Solr is an Elastic Cloud alternative that you run yourself. In an Apache Solr vs Elasticsearch comparison, Solr is built on Apache Lucene and, here, runs as one standalone node with data on solr_data.
OpenSearch: OpenSearch is a self-hosted search peer with its own OneClick page. Solr differs by being the Apache project built on Lucene, deployed here as a standalone node with generated Basic authentication.
Typesense: Typesense is another self-hosted search engine on this site. Solr suits teams that want Lucene-based full-text, vector and geospatial search with an administration UI and cores they define themselves.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Apache Solr. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More cores, larger indexes and heavier query traffic.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Solr alongside a whole self-hosted search stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Apache Solr itself is free under the Apache License 2.0.

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Ready To Own Your Search Server?

Apache Solr hosting on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Can I run Solr in Docker?

Yes, and this template is that setup prebuilt: the official Solr 10.0.0 image pinned by digest, one standalone node, solr_data mounted at /var/solr, and HTTPS in front. It gives you Apache Solr Docker hosting without writing the compose file or the reverse proxy.

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Is Apache Solr free?

Yes. Apache Solr is open source under the Apache License 2.0, so the search server itself carries no licence cost. The charge from xCloud covers the dedicated Cloud VPS, HTTPS and the deployment work. The Apache Software Foundation is not involved in that arrangement.

What is Apache Solr used for?

Per upstream, Solr is a search platform built on Apache Lucene that powers full-text, vector and geospatial search. In this template you create a core, add documents and query them, which suits application search and document discovery on a single server.

Does Solr have a JSON API?

Yes. After you create a core, you add and query documents through Solr's JSON API, and the administration UI sits beside it at the /solr/ path. Both require Basic authentication here, so integrations need credentials. Create restricted users for them rather than reusing the admin login.

What is the difference between standalone Solr and SolrCloud?

This template runs standalone mode: one node, with ZooKeeper and SolrCloud deliberately left out. That suits a single server but gives no SolrCloud replication or high availability. It is not an Apache Solr cloud cluster, so plan your own redundancy if search is critical.

How much RAM does Solr need?

The manifest asks for 2048 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 10 GB of disk, and the default Java heap is 1 GB. This page sells the 6 GB Cloud VPS for headroom. Index size, schema, query rate, caches and merges decide real needs, so add memory and disk before large imports.

Is the Solr admin interface protected by a login?

Yes. Basic authentication is enabled before Solr accepts proxied traffic, with the fixed username admin and a generated 32-character password shown in your credentials. Public traffic reaches Solr only through HTTPS, with the container port bound to localhost on the server.

How do I back up a Solr core?

Back up the whole solr_data volume, which holds security.json, core definitions, indexes and transaction logs; restoring only one piece can leave an unusable install. Use Solr's backup facilities or stop the service before copying, store the copy off-server and test a restore.

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What is the difference between Solr and Elasticsearch?

Both are search servers. Solr is the Apache project built on Apache Lucene, with full-text, vector and geospatial search per upstream. This template runs it standalone with Basic authentication, whereas an Elasticsearch deployment is a different product with its own tooling and licence.

How do I upgrade Apache Solr?

Upgrades are deliberate. New installs stay pinned to Solr 10.0.0 and its digest, and a catalogue re-sync does not touch existing sites. Back up solr_data, read every crossed upgrade note and index-compatibility requirement, recreate the service without deleting volumes, then test authentication and queries.

Can I rotate the administrator password?

Yes, in two steps. First update it through Solr's authenticated Basic Authentication API, then set SOLR_ADMIN_PASSWORD in the Environment editor to the same value before restarting. Editing the environment alone does not change the live login and can break the healthcheck.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.