Multiple Databases in neo4j using py2neo

Question

Is it possible to create multiple databases or instances in neo4j, similar to the way one can create multiple databases in mysql? I found the commentary at the link below, but despite the promising title, it did not seem to answer my question. I am running the community version of neo4j, version 1.9.5 on a Mac with py2neo REST interface.

For additional context, I might want to create one database (or graph instance) for mapping nodes and relationships in a work email/contact list, and a completely separate instance for a personal family tree. I tried adding a filename to the instantiation of the GraphDatabaseService method, like so:

graph_db = neo4j.GraphDatabaseService("http://localhost:7474/db/data/graph.db")

But that did not work. Obviously, I am new to graph databases and neo4j, but I have had some previous experience in the relational database area, primarily mysql. Once again, the Q&A in the link below did not seem to completely answer my question.

Thanks.

Anyway to have multiple databases on a neo4j instance?

Answer 1

It is one database per port in neo. You can spin up multiple processes listening on multiple ports, if needed.