This cartridge provides Neo4j on Jelastic Platform.

Neo4j is an open-source graph database supported by Neo Technology. It stores data in nodes connected by directed, typed relationships with properties on both, also known as a Property Graph. This database uses the most generic data structure, capable of elegantly representing any kind of data in a highly accessible way.

Main Neo4j features includes improved reliability with full ACID transactions, high scalability and availability, fast data processing, etc.

Neo4j 2 version provides the following enhancements:

• Java 7 support (instead of Java 6)
• marking nodes as members of a named group
• integrated browser as a fluid developer workbench
• cypher advancement (new clauses and functions, improved syntax)

Follow the link in order to find out how to enable the current cartridge at Jelastic dashboard.

Jelastic Platform-as-Infrastructure supports OpenShift’s cartridge model to make it easier for independent software vendors (ISVs) offering core services in multiple platforms and for a wider array of cloud ecosystems and marketplaces. This open standard for technology packaging and deployment enables ISVs and end-users to integrate their own middleware, databases, and services into the platform and make them available to PaaS developers building applications.

A cartridge is an advanced packaging format. In our case, it is represented with existing OpenShift cartridge specifications, extended with Jelastic configurations, to provide more complex functionality and the ability to make adjustments in Jelastic. This additional tuning is required based on the difference between the architectures of the two platforms (Jelastic and OpenShift).

Such configuration is quite easy - you just need to fork a basic cartridge and add custom settings. Detailed instruction on how to create your own cartridge can be seen here.

Ready cartridge (your own or one of those we’ve already prepared for you) can be added to the Jelastic PaI via JCA. After that it should be tested and published in order to become available through the dashboard. Find out the details in this instruction.