The Neo4j Operations Manual v4.0

Documentation license: Creative Commons 4.0

This manual covers the following areas:

Introduction — Introduction of Neo4j Community and Enterprise Editions.
Installation — Instructions on how to install Neo4j in different deployment contexts.
Cloud deployments — Information on how to deploy Neo4j on cloud platforms.
Docker — Instructions on how to use Neo4j on Docker.
Configuration — Instructions on how to configure certain parts of Neo4j.
Manage databases — Instructions on how to manage multiple active databases with Neo4j.
Clustering — Comprehensive descriptions of Neo4j Causal Clustering.
Fabric — Instructions on how to configure and use Neo4j Fabric.
Backup and restore — Instructions on how to back up and restore Neo4j deployments.
Authentication and authorization — Instructions on user management and role-based access control.
Security — Instructions on server security.
Monitoring — Instructions on setting up Neo4j monitoring.
Performance — Instructions on how to go about performance tuning for Neo4j.
Tools — Description of Neo4j tools.
Reference — Listings of all Neo4j configuration parameters.
Tutorials — Step-by-step instructions on various scenarios for setting up Neo4j.
Advanced Causal Clustering — Advanced concepts and actions for Neo4j Causal Clustering.
Deprecated security procedures — Deprecated security procedures.

For information on upgrading and migrating Neo4j, see Neo4j Upgrade and Migration Guide.

Who should read this?

This manual is written for:

the engineer performing the Neo4j production deployment.
the operations engineer supporting and maintaining the Neo4j production database.
the enterprise architect investigating database options.
the infrastructure architect planning the Neo4j production deployment.