[SOLR-15242] Consolidate README.md with solr/README.md

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 9.1, main (10.0)
• Assignee: Eric Pugh
• Reporter: Jan Høydahl
• Created: 10/Mar/21 14:42
• Updated: 10/Jan/23 20:45
• Resolved: 20/Jul/22 14:20

Description

We have now https://github.com/apache/solr/blob/main/README.md and https://github.com/apache/solr/blob/main/solr/README.md that both try to introduce Solr.

While we will keep the solr/ folder for some time for easier patch backport to 8.x, we can consolidate the README's. Perhaps re-write a smashing good one from scratch.

Remember that some users view our github page as the project's homepage, so it should give a really good first introduction, without going too deep or becoming too long.

See also SOLR-15241 about mentioning Docker

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #610