In the previous lesson you learned what Neo4j Dashboards are and what you need to run them. In this lesson you will learn:
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How to access Neo4j Dashboards from Aura
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Dashboard limits per tier
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How to connect to your instance from the Dashboards UI
Getting Access to Neo4j Dashboards
To explore the Dashboards UI, you need a Neo4j instance to connect to.
If you already have an instance, skip to Step 1: Connect to an instance.
If you need to create an account and instance, see the Sign up for Aura lesson in the Aura Fundamentals course for detailed step-by-step instructions.
For documentation on creating an account and instance, see Create Database documentation.
Using the Professional tier
This course recommends starting with AuraDB Professional to access the full feature set. Professional includes a free trial period of 7 days, extendable by an additional 7 days, so you can explore all capabilities without upfront costs.
Dashboard limits per tier
The number of dashboards available depends on your tier:
The number of dashboards you can create depends on your Aura tier. See Managing dashboards for the current limits.
| Tier | Dashboards |
|---|---|
AuraDB Free |
3 |
AuraDB Professional |
25 |
AuraDB Business Critical |
Unlimited |
AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud |
Unlimited |
Upgrade your tier at any time to access more dashboards.
Step 1: Connect to an instance
To connect to your instance from the Dashboards UI:
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Log in to your account and go to the Dashboards menu
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Click Connect to instance and select your instance from the list
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Enter the connection details for your instance
Finding your connection details
For detailed information on how to retrieve your connection URI, username, and password, see the Connecting to your instance lesson in the Aura Fundamentals course.
Find your connection details by clicking the … menu next to your instance name and selecting Inspect, or use the credentials file downloaded when you created the instance.
For more information on connecting to Dashboards, see Neo4j Dashboards documentation.
Check your understanding
Dashboard limits on Free tier
You are building a movies dashboard and want separate dashboard pages for different views, such as content team, marketing, and executives. You are on the AuraDB Free tier. How many dashboards can you create on Free tier?
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❏ 1 dashboard
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✓ 3 dashboards
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❏ 10 dashboards
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❏ Unlimited dashboards
Hint
Check the Aura tier limits: Free tier has a fixed maximum number of dashboards you can create.
Solution
3 dashboards.
AuraDB Free tier allows up to 3 dashboards. Professional allows up to 25; Business Critical and Virtual Dedicated Cloud allow unlimited dashboards.
Summary
In this lesson you set up an Aura instance if you did not already have one and accessed Neo4j Dashboards.
In the next lesson, you will learn how to:
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Load data into your instance
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Generate a demo dashboard using AI