Neo4j Heroku Add-on
A managed graph database in the cloud, perfect for getting to know Neo4j.
Neo4j on Heroku
As a platform-as-a-service (PAAS) provider, Heroku offers a quick way from your locally developed app to a managed deployment in the cloud. The ability of adding different hosted services is crucial for the daily needs of a modern day web-application. To run a Neo4j graph powered app on Heroku you can easily add the Neo4j Add-on.
Add Neo4j to your Heroku Application
After installing the Heroku toolbelt, it is as easy as:
- Create an application:
heroku apps:create your-app-name - Add the Neo4j Add-on:
heroku addons:add neo4j - Open the Neo4j Administration page:
heroku addons:open neo4j - Show the your app's environment variables:
heroku config - Use
ENV["NEO4J_URL"]orSystem.getenv("NEO4J_URL")to access the Neo4j Server with one of the language drivers
Screencast: Integrate Neo4j, Heroku and Google Docs
A screencast about deploying an application using the Neo4j add-on on Heroku to expose a readonly Cypher endpoint. Then integrating with a Google Spreadsheet
James Ward on Neo4j
James Ward shows how to build and deploy a Neo4j based app on heroku.
