Prerequisites and system requirements
Bloom client
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User access to a Neo4j Enterprise Edition database.
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GPU-enabled client machine or VM, discrete GPU is preferred.
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WebGL available and enabled. Bloom will not function otherwise.
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Chrome, Firefox or Edge web browser.
Note that a GPU passthrough setup, with a discrete GPU assigned to each VM, can be used in case the VM on the client side doesn’t have a GPU.
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For faster search performance, it is highly recommended to set up indexes in the Neo4j database for all properties that should be searchable in Bloom. In general, full-text search indexes are recommended and are required if you want case-insensitive text matching. |
Compatibility mode
Note that sometimes, due to compatibility issues between GPU and WebGL, the visualization may not appear at all.
This issue is most common on Intel embedded GPUs running under a Linux operating system, but it may also be found in other configurations.
Enabling Graph layout compatibility mode (found in Settings of the Bloom client) can help solve this issue and make the visualization appear.
However, some of the application functionality may not work as expected.
It is recommended to use a Windows or Mac client environment with discrete GPUs.
Visualization issues
Some environments can be problematic from a visualization point of view, such as virtual or remote desktop setups. Likewise, machines with GPU or hardware acceleration disabled can also experience visualization issues. If you are experiencing problems while operating from one of the mentioned setups, you need to adjust your environment in order for Bloom to function properly. Visualization issues caused by environment restrictions cannot be resolved by Bloom configuration changes.
Bloom server
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Admin access to a licensed Neo4j Enterprise Edition database.
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Neo4j Bloom server activation key.
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You obtain activation keys for the Bloom Enterprise plugin from your Neo4j representative. |
Version compatibility
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Chrome, Firefox, and Edge (based on Chromium) browsers: Latest version recommended.
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The Fabric capability of Neo4j 4.x is currently not supported.
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Bloom is compatible with currently supported version of the Neo4j Graph Data Science library. See Supported Neo4j versions for more information. A supported version of the GDS plugin must be installed on the DBMS in order to use the GDS functionality in Bloom.
For more information on supported versions of Neo4j, see Neo4j Supported Versions.
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Keep in mind that if the Bloom client is used with the server component, both client and server should be the same exact version. |