import_maxmind

Import the MaxMind Cities Database into Neo4j

Instructions

1. Build it:

    mvn clean package
   

2. Copy target/importer-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar to the plugins/ directory of your Neo4j server.

3. Download and copy additional jars to the plugins/ directory of your Neo4j server.

    wget http://central.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/commons/commons-csv/1.2/commons-csv-1.2.jar
   

4. Configure Neo4j by adding a line to conf/neo4j.conf:

    dbms.unmanaged_extension_classes=com.maxdemarzi=/v1
   

5. Start Neo4j server.

6. Create the schema:

    :POST /v1/schema/create
   

7. Import the CSV files:

    :POST /v1/import/locations {"file":"path to file"}
    # for example:
    :POST /v1/import/locations {"file":"/Users/maxdemarzi/Projects/import_maxmind/src/main/resources/data/GeoLite2-City-Locations-en.csv"}
   

This product includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com.