Move into /tmp directory and get latest release.  You can get the latest release from http://sphinxsearch.com/downloads/ Uncompress Create directory Enter the Uncompressed directory Configure to use the directory we created above and to use mysql and postgresql Build Create Configuration File Create Start-up Script Make Script Writable Start the Service Create chkservd file Add to /etc/chkserv.d/chkservd.conf Restart Tailwatch