How to Create a Database with Docker and Desktop App

[AdsonCicilioti]

I created a Docker container with the following command:

docker run \
    --name neo4j_server \
    --publish=7474:7474 --publish=7687:7687 \
    --volume=$PWD/data:/data \
    --volume=$PWD/plugins:/plugins \
    --volume=$PWD/import:/import \
    --volume=$PWD/conf:/conf \
    --volume=$PWD/logs:/logs \
    -d \
    neo4j:latest

Container up normally.

I opened the instance in the Neo4j Desktop App on MacOS Catalina, opened the browser, and ran the CREATE DATABASE dbtest command and got the error:

[david_allen · Accepted solution]

AdsonCicilioti:

neo4j:latest

That docker image is equivalent (at the time of this writing) to 4.0.0 community. While 4 supports multi-database, community does not.

If you use the docker tag neo4j:4.0.0-enterprise you should find it works

Notice how tags are split between regular version numbers (community) and *-enterprise tags. https://hub.docker.com/_/neo4j

[AdsonCicilioti]

Thanks for reply David.

In this case (community), on docker image, the default db called neo4j is a system db structure or is a blank db for starts a project?

If is a blank, how i can rename that?

[david_allen]

The default database is called neo4j on both community & enterprise. You also get system which contains users, roles, permissions, and so forth. It's always blank with docker, unless you mount an existing directory mapped to /data in the container, in which case you can place your own database in there.

[AdsonCicilioti]

AdsonCicilioti:

--volume=$PWD/data:/data \

@david.allen i've mapped data folder, but is possible rename neo4j default db, on Browser ui?

[david_allen]

No, 4.0 doesn't support renaming of databases. But if you're using docker you also don't need it. You can basically copy that folder to another folder of a different name, and start the DB with a different name in the default database setting, and it accomplishes the same.

https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/manage-databases/introduction/index.html#manage-dat...