How to install Neo4j in Ubuntu
To get started, update your existing list of packages:
sudo apt update
Run the following command to install the key:
wget -O - https://debian.neo4j.com/neotechnology.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
Adding neo4j to the repo
echo 'deb https://debian.neo4j.com stable 4.2' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neo4j.list
Now, install neo4j
sudo apt-get install neo4j
Now, confirm installation by following command
neo4j start
if it throws following error,
WARNING: Max 1024 open files allowed, minimum of 40 000 recommended. See the Neo4j manual.
Then add these contents to /etc/security/limits.conf
neo4j soft nofile 40000
neo4j hard nofile 40000
If you receive following error
./bin/neo4j: line 390: /usr/share/neo4j/logs/neo4j.log: No such file or directory
Unable to start. See /usr/share/neo4j/logs/neo4j.log for details.
Then run following
sudo mkdir /usr/share/neo4j/logs
Now run following
sudo neo4j start
This will start running your neo4j
Now, add neo4j to your path, by running following
nano .bashrc
add following line to it
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/share/neo4j/bin
Now, run cypher-shell and enjoy!