Getting started

Prepare on Github

1. Got Github?

• Sign-up now if you don't yet have an account

2. Join the right organization

• send an email to Andreas Kollegger
• ask to join either GraphHub East or GraphHub West
• don't forget to include your github user account

3. Create a github repository for your work

• create a new repository
• fork an example from the East or West
• pick one of: Data Import, Graph Queries, Data Visualization

Get Neo4j

To work with the data, you'll need it in a database - Neo4j!

1. Download Neo4j 1.8
2. Try running Neo4j

• as simple as ./bin/neo4j start
• full install details in the Neo4j Manual

3. Learn about using Neo4j's web interface

• open a browser to Neo4j's Web Interface
• details available in the Neo4j Manual

4. Stop Neo4j

• stop Neo4j by running ./bin/neo4j stop