2 Installation

Installation of Searchy is a quite easy process, just follow these steps:

1. Unpack the application (as you have already done!) in the folder that you prefer, for example, if you use Unix, it may be /OPT/SEARCHY/ or if you use Windows C:\SEARCHY\. Searchy is distributed in a tgz or zip file, you may use the one that you prefere.
2. Edit the config file, located in conf/agent.xml. It is described in detail in the next section.
3. Under UNIX: execute "BIN/SEARCHY.SH START"
   Under Win: execute "BIN/SEARCHY.BAT START"
   Under another plataform: any contribution will be welcomed!

Init scripts will set the CLASSPATH and manages all the nasty stuffs. All necessary libraries are included in the Searchy distribution. Searchy has been programed in Java, it means that you must have installed a java virtual machine to make it work, if you're reading it, sure you know how to deal with it.

There are some directories whose function someone may need to be know:

conf/

Configuration files, here you will find the main config file, AGENT.XML.

bin/

Init scripts, you can start the application directly by executing the Java virtual machine with class es.rediris.searchy.server.MiniServer, but using this scripts you will avoid any problem with the CLASSPATH, so using them is highly recommended.

doc/

Documentation, it was difficult to figure out what it was, wasn't it?.

classes/

Main Searchy classes.

src/

Source files, forget it if you want to keep your mind sane!.

lib/

All the dependences.