The other way you can do that is to specify the startup parameters in solr.in.sh.
Example : SOLR_MODE=solrcloud ZK_HOST="zoohost1:2181,zoohost2:2181,zoohost3:2181" SOLR_PORT=4567 You can simply start solr by running "./solr start" -- View this message in context: http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/How-to-start-solr-in-solr-cloud-mode-using-external-zookeeper-tp4190630p4191286.html Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.