Windows

While you can run Neo4j as a console application, you can also run it as a service. You can find all instructions for running Neo4j as a Windows service in the Windows section of the Operations Manual. The instructions below are to run the console application on Windows computers.

Download the Windows version of Neo4j listed under Community server
Unzip the Neo4j download in a folder of your choice
In command line, navigate to the Neo4j folder where you unzipped the download
Run bin\neo4j console to start the server
Run CTRL+C to stop the server