Meilisearch 1.4.2 on CentOS 7.4

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To build and run Meilisearch version 1.4.2 on CentOS 7.4, you’ll need to follow these steps:

1. Install Required Dependencies

First, make sure your system is up-to-date and install the necessary dependencies:

sudo yum update
sud  yum install -y gcc gcc-c++ make cmake openssl-devel

2. Install Rust

Meilisearch is built using Rust, so you need to install it:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source $HOME/.cargo/env

3. Download Meilisearch

Fetch the specific version of Meilisearch:

curl -L https://github.com/meilisearch/Meilisearch/archive/refs/tags/v1.4.2.tar.gz -o Meilisearch-1.4.2.tar.gz
tar xvzf Meilisearch-1.4.2.tar.gz
cd Meilisearch-1.4.2

4. Build Meilisearch

Compile the project:

cargo build --release

This command builds the executable in target/release/meilisearch.

5. Run Meilisearch

Once the build is complete, you can run Meilisearch:

./target/release/meilisearch

This starts the Meilisearch server on the default port 7700.

Configuring the Firewall

If you have firewalls enabled, you might need to allow traffic on port 7700:

sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=7700/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

This should get Meilisearch up and running on your CentOS 7.4 system. Make sure you're in the directory containing the Meilisearch executable when you start the server.