In this section, we are going to address a third and alternative way of getting started with the Neo4j graph database management system--using a cloud solution. As it turns out, you can try out the power of the database solution without even having to go through the previously mentioned steps of installing the product on an operating system of your own. You can just use a graph as a service solution; there are multiple providers out there. At the time of writing this, you can use solutions from the following:
- GrapheneDB
- Heroku
- GraphStory
- GraphGrid
- Azure
- A roll your own solution on CleverCloud, OVH, Google Cloud Platform, OpenShift, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and so on, is possible as well
Consider a hosting provider allowing you to use Docker, so you may roll your own image. More details on Docker installation later in this chapter.
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