Running a local database

For starting out with Neo4j, a local Neo4j database can also be helpful. You can download Neo4j from the Neo4j Downloads page by selecting the appropriate edition listed under Community Server. For more extensive analyses, maintaining a local Neo4j database can be helpful since the database is persistent.

To use Neo4j, you first need to follow the installation guide. The Neo4j website has extensive instructions for Linux, macOS and Windows in the Neo4j Operations Manual. For all operating systems, Neo4j can be run as a service that can then be accessed via Neo4j Browser. However, the exact details of setting up the server are different per system. The following instructions are simplified versions of some of the Neo4j instructions.