How to install cypher-shell on Azure CLI RRS feed

Jothi 11 Reputation points
2020-05-26T05:57:48.417+00:00

Hi,

I have installed Neo4j on Azure Kubernetes. In the final step, below commands are run to create user and password.

export NEO4J_PASSWORD=$(kubectl get secrets graph-neo4j-secrets
-o yaml | grep password | sed 's/.*: //' | base64 -D) cypher-shell -a neo4j://<IPaddress>:7687 -u neo4j -p "$NEO4J_PASSWORD"

This uses cypher-shell, not sure how to install cypher-shell in Azure CLI.

saw a github link https://github.com/neo4j/cypher-shell - but couldnot install in the CLI.

Any leads please!

Thanks,

Jothi.

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  1. Sina Salam 3,876 Reputation points
    2023-08-12T23:28:52.4366667+00:00

    Hello @Jothi

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here!

    To understand your question, it actually has different meaning.

    1. You would like to install cypher-shell using Azure CLI?
    2. You would like to install cypher-shell using Azure, via Azure CLI?
    3. Then, what do you mean by RRS feed?

    Could you please, clarify above options for better assistance and try to read the below carefully.

    However, Cypher Shell is a command-line tool that comes with the Neo4j distribution. It can also be downloaded from Neo4j Download Center and installed separately. Cypher Shell CLI is used to run queries and perform administrative tasks against a Neo4j instance.

    The Azure command-line interface (Azure CLI) is a set of commands used to create and manage Azure resources. The Azure CLI is available across Azure services and is designed to get you working quickly with Azure, with an emphasis on automation. It is available to install in Windows, macOS and Linux environments, or you can run it in a Docker container or Azure Cloud Shell.

    What do you want to do with the Azure CLI?

    For more information and based on your content details, if you will need to install Cypher Shell on Azure CLI, you will need to export the NEO4J_PASSWORD environment variable and then run the following commands:

    az extension add --name rdbms
az postgres flexible-server connect --name <server-name> --database neo4j --admin-user <admin-user>
cypher-shell -u neo4j -p $NEO4J_PASSWORD

    Now the explanations:

    1. az extension add --name rdbms: This Azure CLI command is used to add an extension named "rdbms." Extensions in Azure CLI are packages that provide additional functionality to the CLI. In this case, the "rdbms" extension might extend the CLI's capabilities for working with relational databases. Do this if you have any.
    2. az postgres flexible-server connect --name <server-name> --database neo4j --admin-user <admin-user>: This Azure CLI command is used to connect to an Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server. Here's what each parameter means:
      1. --name <server-name>: This should be replaced with the actual name of the Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server you want to connect to.
        1. --database neo4j: Specifies the name of the database you want to connect to. In this case, the database is named "neo4j."
          1. --admin-user <admin-user>: Specifies the admin user's username to be used for authentication.
    3. cypher-shell -u neo4j -p $NEO4J_PASSWORD: This part of the code appears to be using the cypher-shell command-line tool to interact with the Neo4j database. Cypher Shell is a command-line tool provided by Neo4j that allows you to execute Cypher queries against a Neo4j database as I have said partially at the top. So therefore,
      1. -u neo4j: Specifies the username for authentication, which is set to "neo4j."
        1. -p $NEO4J_PASSWORD: Specifies the password for authentication. It's likely that the password is stored in the environment variable "$NEO4J_PASSWORD."

    To summarize, the code first adds an extension named "rdbms" to the Azure CLI. Then, it uses Azure CLI commands to connect to an Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server and a specific database named "neo4j" using an admin user's credentials. Finally, it uses the Cypher Shell to execute Cypher queries against the Neo4j database using the provided username ("neo4j") and password (taken from the environment variable $NEO4J_PASSWORD).

    I hope this is helpful! You can vote for this answer if you found it useful. PS: Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions or you would like to clarify your question.

    Best Regards,

    Sina