Installing Neo4j on a Server

[Addidici]

Having used neo4j for a while on my windows laptop, I now need to move to a location where my service is always up.

I have a linux server, connected and ready, and have done an rpm install of neo4j

• Install on Oracle Linux (Redhat basically!)
• neo4j version = neo4j 3.5.12
• Ports are open and the firewalld clear.
• I have a public IP address for the server (and a domain name)

What I don't know is how I can use neo4j and how I should integrate with nginx.

Ideally I just want to login as I do when its installed locally eg http://<server_address>:7474/browser or better still http://<server_address>/neo4j. Then I get the usual cypher screen and can run my cypher scripts.

I have read lots, but can only find install instructions that assume you are running from localhost, but I just want the neo4j system available from a web browser. Some

I also have nginx available and a certificate ready. I have tried several of the blog recommendations, which either results in an error when running nginx or a bad gateway, for example https://blog.armbruster-it.de/2018/05/using-nginx-to-proxy-a-neo4j-instance/

(btw please don't suggest other install places/ methods - like docker, aws, azure. I know other methods are available, but I have the use of a free Linux server so want to try to get that running first)

many Thanks

Adrian

[david_fauth]

Can you connect directly to http://<ip_address>:7474/browser?

You have to uncomment the following in neo4j.conf:
#dbms.connectors.default_listen_address=0.0.0.0

What error are you getting with nginx?

[Addidici]

I just get a can't connect message, even after I edited the default listen address command,

What url is supposed to resolve is it :7474/browser ?

The nginx error is 502 bad gateway. I tried a few different settings, and then nginx wouldn't start, with a 0.0.0.0:7678 permission denied error.

[Addidici]

I got there in the end!

First I needed to update Linux SE

semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 7474
semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 7687

Then I needed to update my cloud firewall from Source port 7474 to source All

And then I can connect directly

My next test is to get nginx in play.

[nix847]

Would you have any idea of the analogous steps in Ubuntu? I'm running into the exact same issue you're having and can't figure it out