For anyone that needs neo4j-browser plugin I created a hook with a script to updated it and install it when the package neo4j-community updates.
The hook located at /etc/pacman.d/hooks/neo4j-browser.hook
[Trigger]
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Type = Package
Target = neo4j-community
[Action]
Description = Update Neo4j Browser JAR for neo4j-community
When = PostTransaction
Exec = /usr/local/bin/update-neo4j-browser
The script located at /usr/local/bin/update-neo4j-browser
#!/bin/sh
set -e # Exit immediately on error
# Get the Neo4j version, trimming unnecessary spaces or newlines
NEO4J_VERSION=$(neo4j --version 2>/dev/null) || {
echo "[!] Failed to determine Neo4j version. Ensure Neo4j is installed and accessible."
exit 1
}
# Construct the download URL
DOWNLOAD_URL="https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/neo4j/client/neo4j-browser/${NEO4J_VERSION}/neo4j-browser-${NEO4J_VERSION}.jar"
# Set the plugins directory and destination file
PLUGIN_DIR="/var/lib/neo4j/plugins"
DEST_FILE="${PLUGIN_DIR}/neo4j-browser-${NEO4J_VERSION}.jar"
# Create the plugins directory if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -d "$PLUGIN_DIR" ]; then
echo "[*] Creating plugins directory at $PLUGIN_DIR"
mkdir -p "$PLUGIN_DIR"
chown -R neo4j:neo4j "$PLUGIN_DIR"
chmod -R 755 "$PLUGIN_DIR"
fi
# Download the Neo4j Browser JAR file
echo "[*] Downloading Neo4j Browser version ${NEO4J_VERSION} from ${DOWNLOAD_URL}..."
if ! curl -fsSL -o "$DEST_FILE" "$DOWNLOAD_URL"; then
echo "Failed to download Neo4j Browser JAR from ${DOWNLOAD_URL}."
exit 1
fi
# Set the correct permissions for the JAR file
echo "[*] Setting permissions for $DEST_FILE..."
chown neo4j:neo4j "$DEST_FILE"
chmod 755 "$DEST_FILE"
echo "[*] Neo4j Browser ${NEO4J_VERSION} installed successfully."
Remember that the script needs sudo if you run it manually else the download will fail. This is not an issue when triggered by Pacman/yay.
After starting/restarting the service sudo systemctl restart neo4j.service
navigate to http://localhost:7474
Pinned Comments
hainkind commented on 2024-03-08 19:27 (UTC)
i don't know if this is obvious to everyone but i had to switch my system java default to openjdk 17 via 'sudo archlinux-java set java-17-openjdk'. compile failed with a default version of 21.