We are planning to host the solution on Microsoft Azure PaaS, and using Azure Search instead of Solr. When we install Sitecore 9 on Azure PaaS, Solr is not required.
Is there any way to configure the developer box using Sitecore 9 without Solr?
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In the below template github.com/Sitecore/Sitecore-Azure-Quickstart-Templates/tree/… Sitecore mentioned they will use Azure Search. Did you try this? – phani Jan 24 '18 at 16:24
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It this question more directed at running Sitecore 9 on a developer box with all Search providers disabled? – TomT Apr 10 '18 at 1:43
It’s not too difficult as long as you can set up a search service for the purpose of local development.
1. Setup Azure Search Service in the Azure Portal
2. Add a new connection string called “Cloud.Search” – make sure to use the search URL and API key from your search service in the Azure portal when building the connection string e.g. <add name="cloud.search" connectionString="serviceUrl=https://AzureSearchServiceURL;apiVersion=2015-02-28-preview;apiKey=AzureSearchServiceAPIKEY"/>
3. Change the app search definition in your web config under <AppSettings> to <add key="search:define" value="Azure"/>
4. Rebuild your Sitecore Indexes
Hope this helps.
Yes. It is doable to install Sitecore 9 without Solr. Sitecore will install successfully but it will not work without an Index Provider. By configuring the Index Provider such as Azure Search post installation you will get Sitecore 9 up and running.
You can use Lucene if you are running CMS-only mode (i.e. no Analytics/xDB). If you are running multi-server, multi-CD set up then best practice recommendation has been to use SOLR/Azure which you have already mentioned.
As far as Sitecore 9 installation documentation is concerned, here is the text.
The Sitecore Experience Platform 9.0 rev. 171002 supports Solr, Lucene, and Azure Search as search providers. If you want to use a search index that works in both Analytics and ContentSearch, we recommend that you use Solr.
Following is the Search Indexing Requirements.
I would suggest to review the installation documentation.
answered Dec 29 '17 at 16:35
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2My answer is related to development system where developer can program and not for production installation. – Rohit Chopra Dec 29 '17 at 16:49
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3Right. But on this site we prefer answers to the questions actually asked :-) – Mark Cassidy♦ Dec 29 '17 at 17:16
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4To be fair to the answer, the question does state "developer box" not in production. However recommending lucene for SC9 project 9 times out of 10 is always going to get you down voted. – Anicho Nov 8 '18 at 13:43
