How to set up a Maven project with Neo4j in Eclipse

Hi all,
repeatedly there are questions on how to set up Neo4j with Eclipse and the Maven integration for it .

Here is the short version:

First, choose to create a new maven project:

Second, choose the default maven quickstart archetype for it:

Now, after choosing a package namespace and project artifact id, wait for the project to created and go to the dependency tab of the pom.xml. Here, add the relevant neo4j dependency by searching for “neo4j”:

Finally, after saving the pom.xml, you should see all the imported and mounted dependencies in your project:

Here you go, happy hacking!

Special thanks to Mahdi Negahi for bringing this up


/peter neubauer