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I would like to use the Spark-graphX packages available to Neo4j through Mazerunner, however I am an analyst and not a software person. I am running Windows 7 on my laptop and Neo4j 2.3.0, and would like a step-by-step guide explaining how I can set-up Mazerunner for both Community & Enterprise. There's a lot of mention of dockers and containers, and I have no idea what these are, or how to set them up. Simple instructions would be of sooo much help! :)

T. Wilson
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    Welcome to SO! Please read [this](http://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask). Your question lacks of research and investment from your behalf. I'm voting to close it as too broad. – eliasah Nov 04 '15 at 15:31
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    Did you see this post: http://www.lyonwj.com/2015/10/11/congressional-pagerank/ It shows how to use Mazerunner using docker compose in (mostly) a step by step format – William Lyon Nov 04 '15 at 16:28

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Docker is primarily Operating System Level Visualization technology designed to run on Unix based systems (Linux,Mac,FreeBSD). Luckily Docker provides a Windows version that sort of does the same thing on Unix.

What happens is, after you have installed Docker, it allows you to run what they call containers which are basically virtual machines on top of your host (Windows 7 Running Docker). This allows you to run services like Neo4j in an isolated environment. Docker also allows you to download and install pre-configured, pre-compiled images of operating systems that usually provide some sort of service or have some software pre-installed.

In your case, I believe all you have to do is:

  1. First install Docker
  2. Use "Docker Compose" to download and install the images.
  3. Continue Reading the Tutorial as you have now installed the required docker images

Note: Some of the operations, like the one in Step 2 will require command-line access and Also the creation of a "docker-compose.yml" so, be sure to visit all the links I have provided. Spend a little time going through them and you should be alright.

PS: great blog. definitely bookmarking it!

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