How to install Neo4j 2.0+ as a windows service

Question

I am trying out the community edition beta of Neo4j 2.0 for Windows but I can't see a way to install it as a service. The only way to start Neo4j appears to be through neo4j-community.exe, but that requires interactivity to push the start button. The batch file that existed in the 1.X release is gone.

Anyone have any ideas?

Answer 1

Use the powershell method now (the bat files are depreciated). There is a good guide here

1. Download the ZIP file (download page).
2. Unzip it to C:\neo4j
3. Open powershell as an administrator and use: C:\neo4j\bin\neo4j install-service
4. Use the same command for all other operations (ie. C:\neo4j\bin\neo4j restart)

If you run in to problems check the following:

• Are you running powershell as an administrator?

• Have you allowed powershell scripts to run (Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted - USE WITH CAUTION).

• Have you installed java and set your JAVA_HOME environment variable to the java directory (ie. C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_65)?

Old answer (in case it works better for people)

1. Go to the neo4j download page, and choose other installs. Download the zip file.

2. Unzip it to C:\neo4j (not essential, but you can copy and paste the example scripts easier).

3. Follow the instructions here . In brief:

4. Type: Import-Module C:\Neo4j\bin\Neo4j-Management.psd1

5. To install the service enter:

   'C:\Neo4j' | Initialize-Neo4jServer -ListenOnIPAddress 127.0.0.1 -PassThru | Install-Neo4jServer -PassThru | Start-Neo4jServer

Answer 2

If you look here: http://www.neo4j.org/download/other_versions The windows version shows a .zip download. In the bin folder there are the bat files.

Run it as administrator and use the install command to install it as a service.