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title: Apache Solr for TYPO3 - File Indexing
url: "https://www.typo3-solr.com/solr-for-typo3/development-model/indexing/file-indexing/"
description: "File indexing in TYPO3 Solr: extract content and metadata with Apache Tika (Solr handler or standalone via EXT:tika) and display file results with MIME type and references."
date: 2021-09-03
modified: 2025-11-05
lastUpdated: 2025-11-05
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# Apache Solr for TYPO3 - File Indexing

1. [Home](https://www.typo3-solr.com/)
2. [Solr for TYPO3](https://www.typo3-solr.com/solr-for-typo3/)
3. [Development Model](https://www.typo3-solr.com/solr-for-typo3/development-model/)
4. [Indexing](https://www.typo3-solr.com/solr-for-typo3/development-model/indexing/)
5. File Indexing

  File Indexing
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 Apache Solr integrates Apache Tika to extract meta data and content from files. Alternatively Tika can be used as a standalone application. Both variants can be used with EXT:solr. The Tika integration is provided through EXT:tika which can be found on TYPO3 forge. EXT:tika can be configured to use either of the two variants. Which variant is used is completely transparent to EXT:solr.

Using Tika integrated as a request handler in Solr has the advantage that Java does not need to be present on the webserver when installing Solr on a separate host or when deploying a multi-webserver environment. Using Tika as a standalone application can be faster than the Solr request handler, additionally files do not need to be sent over the network. A standalone Tika application can also use a newer version than shipping
 with Solr.

When performing a search in the frontend file results are shown differently from regular page results by linking to the file itself and additionally showing file meta data like mime type and links to referencing pages and records.

File Indexing with EXT:solr can be done through a couple of variants described below.

  ![Graphic of a loading bar at 100%](https://www.typo3-solr.com/fileadmin/_processed_/b/a/csm_100prozent_01_b08a8527d1.png) **Status of Implementation**
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- [Back to all components of Indexing](https://www.typo3-solr.com/solr-for-typo3/development-model/indexing/)
- [Back to all components of the development Model](https://www.typo3-solr.com/solr-for-typo3/development-model/#c2297)