1.4. Upgrading

A properly shutdown Neo4j database can be upgraded directly to a new minor version. Forward compatibility is only guaranteed between minor versions, for example from 1.1 to 1.2. Databases cannot be downgraded.

To upgrade directly:

  1. download the new server release
  2. configure the server to point to the existing database directory
  3. cleanly shutdown the previous server
  4. startup the new server