How to configure environment variables in Neo4j?

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
2 minutes

To set up the Neo4j environment variable, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the command prompt or terminal window, then enter the following command to edit the environment variable file:
  2. For Windows systems, type notepad %HOMEPATH%/.bashrc into the command prompt.
  3. To open the .bashrc file in Linux or Mac systems, type nano ~/.bashrc.
  4. To set the environment variables for Neo4j, add the following content in the opened file.
  5. For Windows systems, add set NEO4J_HOME=path/to/neo4j/directory, replacing path/to/neo4j/directory with the path to your Neo4j installation directory.
  6. For Linux or Mac systems, add “export NEO4J_HOME=path/to/neo4j/directory”, and make sure to replace “path/to/neo4j/directory” with the path to your Neo4j installation directory.
  7. Save the file and close the editor.
  8. Please restart the Command Prompt or terminal window, or execute the following command to apply the changes.
  9. For Windows systems, type in “source %HOMEPATH%/.bashrc”.
  10. For Linux or Mac systems, type in “source ~/.bashrc”.

At this point, the environment variables for Neo4j should be configured. You can verify if it has been successfully configured by typing echo $NEO4J_HOME in the command prompt or terminal window. If the correct path to the Neo4j installation directory is displayed, then the configuration is successful.

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