This page will describe how to install ApacheSolr and connect it to SearchAPI, using Views to deliver Solr content.

Installing ApacheSolr (OSX/Linux)

Installing & Configuring SearchAPI

Randomly Sorting Listings with Solr and Views

Some views may need to be randomly sorted, like when you're showing off a random listing in a sidebar of a theme. To do that, you will need the patches found here:

#1197538: Random sort in Views