How to Install and Configure Neo4j on Ubuntu 20.04

Neo4j is a graph database that records relationships between data nodes, offering a different approach compared to traditional relational databases that use rows and columns to store and structure data. As a leader in its category, the Neo4j graph database management system (DBMS) creates and allows searches of complex data structures.

Installation Steps

To install Neo4j on Ubuntu 20.04, follow these steps:

1. Update your package index:

sudo apt update

2. Install the prerequisites:

sudo apt install wget apt-transport-https

3. Import the Neo4j signing key:

wget -O - https://debian.neo4j.com/neotechnology.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -

4. Add the Neo4j repository:

echo 'deb https://debian.neo4j.com stable 4.0' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neo4j.list

5. Install Neo4j:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install neo4j

Once installed, you can start the Neo4j service and enable it to start on boot:

Start Neo4j:

sudo systemctl start neo4j

Enable Neo4j to start on boot:

sudo systemctl enable neo4j

Neo4j is now installed and running on your Ubuntu 20.04 system. You can access the Neo4j browser interface by navigating to http://localhost:7474 in your web browser.

With Neo4j, you can efficiently manage and query complex relationships within your data, making it a powerful tool for projects that require a graph database.