Neo4j can be embedded into your application, run as a standalone server or deployed on several machines to provide high availability.
Neo4j deployment options
Single Instance | Multiple Instances | |
---|---|---|
Embedded | EmbeddedGraphDatabase | HighlyAvailableGraphDatabase |
Standalone | Neo4j Server | Neo4j Server high availability mode |
Neo4j is normally accessed as a standalone server, either directly through a REST interface or through a language-specific driver. More information about Neo4j server is found in Chapter 17, Neo4j Server. For running the server and embedded installations in high availability mode, see Chapter 22, High Availability.
Neo4j can be embedded directly in a server application by including the appropriate Java libraries.
When programming, you can refer to the GraphDatabaseService
API.
To switch from a single instance to multiple highly available instances, simply switch from the concrete EmbeddedGraphDatabase
to the HighlyAvailableGraphDatabase
.
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