Configuration

Set your Neo4j connection string and credentials in .env. For example:

{% code-tabs %} {% code-tabs-item title=".env" %}

NEO4J_URI=bolt://localhost:7687
NEO4J_USER=neo4j
NEO4J_PASSWORD=letmein

{% endcode-tabs-item %} {% endcode-tabs %}

{% hint style="warning" %} You need to install APOC as a plugin for the graph you create in the neo4j desktop app! {% endhint %}

Note that grand-stack-starter does not currently bundle a distribution of Neo4j. You can download Neo4j Desktop and run locally for development, spin up a hosted Neo4j Sandbox instance, run Neo4j in one of the many cloud options, spin up Neo4j in a Docker container or on Debian-based systems install Neo4j from the Debian Repository . Just be sure to update the Neo4j connection string and credentials accordingly in .env.

Install APOC plugin on Debian-based systems

When you have install Neo4j from the Debian Repository, then download the APOC plugin to the /var/lib/neo4j/plugins directory manually or with:

wget https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/releases/download/3.4.0.3/apoc-3.4.0.3-all.jar -P /var/lib/neo4j/plugins