Creating an instance

The process of creating an instance differs depending on the type.

You can select from the options below to display the relevant process.

To create an AuraDB Free instance in Neo4j AuraDB:

  1. Navigate to the Neo4j Aura Console in your browser.

  2. Select New Instance.

  3. Select Create Free instance.

  4. Copy and store the instance’s Username and Generated password or download the credentials as a .txt file.

  5. Tick the confirmation checkbox, and select Continue.

You can only create one AuraDB Free instance per account.

A Free instance is limited to 200,000 nodes and 400,000 relationships.

If you don’t perform any write queries for three days, your instance is paused. You can resume your paused instance from the console.

A paused instance is deleted after 30 days and after that, you cannot restore it or recover your data.

Additionally, Free instances are not automatically backed up. Snapshots are taken on-demand and only the latest snapshot is available for download. For more information about snapshots, see Backup, export and restore for more information.

To create an AuraDB Professional instance in Neo4j AuraDB:

  1. Navigate to the Neo4j Aura Console in your browser.

  2. Select New Instance to open the Create an instance page. (Additionally, you will need to select Select Professional instance if you have yet to create an AuraDB Free instance.)

  3. Select your preferred Cloud provider and Region. The region is the physical location of the instance; set this as close to your location as possible. The closer the region is to your location, the faster the response time for any network interactions with the instance.

  4. Set your Instance size, the memory, CPU, and storage allocated to the instance. The larger the instance size, the more it costs to run. Once selected, you can see the running cost at the bottom of the page.

  5. Set your Instance details:

    • Instance Name - The name to give the instance. This name can be whatever you like.

    • Neo4j Version - The version of the Neo4j instance.

  6. Tick the I understand checkbox next to the running cost confirmation.

  7. Select Create when happy with your instance details and size.

  8. Copy and store the instance’s Username and Generated password or download the credentials as a .txt file.

  9. Tick the confirmation checkbox, and select Continue.

Aura retains some of your provisioned resources for managing your instance.

Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) is available on all instance sizes up to 128 GB. Prepaid is available from 16 GB+.

To create an AuraDB Business Critical instance in Neo4j AuraDB:

  1. Navigate to the Neo4j Aura Console in your browser.

  2. Select New Instance to open the Create an instance page. (Additionally, you need to select Select Business Critical instance if you have yet to create an AuraDB Professional instance.)

  3. Select your preferred Cloud provider and Region. The region is the physical location of the instance. Set this as close to your location as possible. The closer the region is to your location, the faster the response time for any network interactions with the instance.

  4. Set your Instance size, the memory, CPU, and storage allocated to the instance. Once selected, you can see the running cost at the bottom of the page.

  5. Set your Instance details:

    • Instance Name - The name of the instance. This name can be whatever you like.

    • Neo4j Version - The version of the Neo4j instance.

  6. Tick the I understand checkbox next to the running cost confirmation.

  7. Select Create when happy with your instance details and size.

  8. Copy and store the instance’s Username and Generated password or download the credentials as a .txt file.

  9. Tick the confirmation checkbox, and select Continue.

To create an AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud instance in Neo4j AuraDB:

  1. Navigate to the Neo4j Aura Console in your browser.

  2. Select New Instance to open the Create an instance page.

  3. Set your Instance size, the memory, CPU, and storage allocated to the instance. Please refer to your contract for pricing.

  4. Set your Instance details:

    • Instance Name - The name to give the instance. This name can be whatever you like.

    • Neo4j Version - The version of the Neo4j instance.

    • Region - The physical location of the instance. Set this as close to your location as possible. The closer the region to your location, the faster the response time for any network interactions with the instance.

  5. Tick the I understand checkbox.

  6. Select Create Instance when happy with your instance details and size.

  7. Copy and store the instance’s Username and Generated password or download the credentials as a .txt file.

  8. Tick the confirmation checkbox, and select Continue.

Aura retains some of your provisioned resources for managing your instance.

Multi-database is not currently supported within Neo4j AuraDB.