Ubu: 3. Install Graphlytic
1. Deploy plugin into Neo4j
Graphlytic requires some advanced features which are not delivered with Neo4j but are deployed as a plugin for Neo4j delivered with Graphlytic installation package. To know more about the functionality of the plugin please see Architecture.
The Graphlytic Neo4j plugin has to be copied into Neo4j:
-
Stop Neo4j if it is running
-
Copy the file "neo4j-gl-plugin.jar" into the directory <NEO4J_HOME>/plugins/ (this directory can be changed in the Neo4j configuration file)
Example:
$
sudo
su
neo4j
neo4j:$
cp
neo4j-gl-plugin.jar
/usr/share/neo4j/neo4j-community-3
.0.0
/plugins/
To see what is the functionlity of plugin see Architecture.
2. Install Graphlytic
2.1. Install Graphlytic as a console application
Graphlytic application will be started by user 'graphlytic'. Create this user with home directory (home directory is used by neo4j drivers to store known hosts <home>/.neo4j/known_hosts):
$
sudo
useradd
-m graphlytic
$
sudo
usermod
-L graphlytic
Copy Graphlytic installation file "graphlytic-<version>.tar.gz" into /tmp/.
Create directory structure:
$
sudo
mkdir
-p
/usr/share/graphlytic
/var/log/graphlytic
$
sudo
chown
-R graphlytic:graphlytic
/usr/share/graphlytic
/var/log/graphlytic
Copy installation file and unpack it:
$
sudo
su
graphlytic
graphlytic:$
cp
/tmp/graphlytic-
<version>.
tar
.gz
/usr/share/graphlytic
graphlytic:$
cd
/usr/share/graphlytic
graphlytic:$
tar
zxvf graphlytic-<version>.
tar
.gz
Graphlytic's configuration is stored in the "conf/graphlytic.conf" file.
To configure Graphlytic run this command:
vi
/usr/share/graphlytic/conf/graphlytic
.conf
Default configuration is as follows:
# where Graphlytic stores its data
main.dataDir=..
/data/
# where Graphlytic stores log files
main.logDir=
/var/log/graphlytic/
# where Graphlytic stores external widgets
main.widgetsDir=..
/widgets/
# where Graphlytic stores external icons
main.iconsDir=..
/icons/
# login page logo title
site.logo.title=Graphlytic
# url for HTTP or HTTPS connection to Neo4j REST
# do not comment this line. HTTP/HTTPS connection is mandatory for communication with Graphlytic Neo4j plugin
# you can use HTTPS url to use SSL but you need import Neo4j certificate into Java default truststore
neo4j.connector.http=http:
//localhost
:7474
# url for Bolt connection to Neo4j
# comment this line to disable Bolt protocol communication and HTTP/HTTPS will be used for all communication with Neo4j
neo4j.connector.bolt=bolt:
//localhost
:7687
# username for Neo4j connection
neo4j.connector.username=neo4j
# password for Neo4j connection
neo4j.connector.password=enter_real_password_for_neo4j_here
Configure starting script:
graphlytic:$
chmod
a+x
/usr/share/graphlytic/bin/graphlyticc
graphlytic:$
vi
/usr/share/graphlytic/bin/graphlyticc
Edit this configuration file to use HTTP or HTTPS or both:
#!/bin/sh
# use this script to start GL from console
# disable or enable HTTP/HTTPS. To disable comment od remove line
#HTTP_PORT=8080
HTTPS_PORT=8443