We found it painful to setup a valid Neo4j instance on our machines, so we took the time to make the following step by step guide:

1

First Step

Start by downloading the Neo4j Desktop from the neo4j website here.

2

Second Step

Next, run start the desktop client and select New >> Create Project.

3

Third Step

Select a password (we chose neo4j123) and ensure you are using version 5.20.0, then click Create.

4

Fourth Step

Navigate to the project and select it, your screen should look like the image below:

5

Fifth Step

Enable the APOC plugin for your project

A manual reboot may be necessary for this change to take effect.

6

Fifth Step

That’s it, you can should now be able to connect your database using environment variables like those shown below

export NEO4J_USER=neo4j
export NEO4J_PASSWORD=neo4j123
export NEO4J_URL=bolt://localhost:7687
export NEO4J_DATABASE=neo4j

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