Neo4j Cluster built with containers

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Build a Neo4j cluster

Most of time having a single copy of Neo4j running is suitable for what I need to do. There are occasions where only a cluster will do and, as it’s not something that happens that often, I’ve written down the steps i follow that results in a 3 member cluster which is front end by a load balancer - HA Proxy.

I’m aware that you also go down the Kubernetes route for this but it seems overkill for a 3 node cluster with static membership.

SSL for Neo4j so the Query API can use it

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A guide to using SSL with Neo4j Query API

To save my fingers hammering out letters to form the words that describe why, lets just accecpt that using SSL is a good thing.

If you’re using Aura then you can skip reading my prose and do something more interesting instead as Aura only uses SSL. For everyone else you will need to configure SSL.

The following is a guide to doing this with LetsEncrypt, a free source of certificates, and an AWS EC2 running docker with Neo4j. I run that combination on a frequent basis - it’s my goto for trying stuff out.

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Neo4j Cluster built with containers

Build a Neo4j cluster

SSL for Neo4j so the Query API can use it

A guide to using SSL with Neo4j Query API