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## Name

neo4j — Neo4j Server control and management

## Synopsis

neo4j <command>

## DESCRIPTION

Neo4j is a graph database, perfect for working with highly connected data.

## COMMANDS

console
  Start the server as an application, running as a foreground proces. Stop the server using `CTRL-C`.
start
  Start server as daemon, running as a background process.
stop
  Stops a running daemonized server.
restart
  Restarts a running server.
condrestart
  Restarts a server, but only if it was already running.
status
  Current running state of the server
install
  Installs the server as a platform-appropriate system service.
remove
  Uninstalls the system service
dump
  Displays thread dump, also saved to the wrapper.log

## Usage - Windows

Neo4j.bat

Double-clicking on the Neo4j.bat script will start the server in a console. To quit, just press `control-C` in the console window.

InstallNeo4j/UninstallNeo4j

Neo4j can be installed as a Windows Service, running without a console window. You’ll need to run the scripts with Administrator priveleges. Just use either of these bat scripts:

- InstallNeo4j - install as a Windows service

  - will install and automatically start the service
  - use the normal windows administrative controls for start/stop
- UninstallNeo4j - remove the Neo4j service

## FILES

conf/neo4j-server.properties
  Server configuration.
conf/neo4j-wrapper.conf
  Configuration for service wrapper.
conf/neo4j.properties
  Tuning configuration for the database.

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