AuraDB Fundamentals

Course Duration: 1 hour
Categories: Aura

Learn how to use Neo4j AuraDB, a fully managed graph database service in the cloud.

Welcome to AuraDB Fundamentals

In this course, you will learn how to use Neo4j AuraDB, a fully managed graph database service in the cloud. Neo4j handles infrastructure—servers, backups, security patches, and scaling—so you can focus on working with your graph data.

AuraDB is a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) where Neo4j manages the cloud infrastructure on your chosen provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure). You get a production-ready graph database without managing infrastructure.

Throughout this course, you will use the Movies dataset as an example to practice AuraDB features. The Movies dataset contains movies, actors, directors, and relationships between them—making it ideal for learning graph database concepts. The focus is on learning AuraDB capabilities, not on building a recommendation system.

What you will learn

This course covers:

Set up your infrastructure: Sign up for Neo4j Aura and create an AuraDB instance
Load your data: Import data using the Data Importer tool, mapping CSV data to graph nodes and relationships
Query your data: Write Cypher queries to retrieve and filter data from your graph
Explore connections visually: Navigate your graph using the Explore tool to discover relationships and patterns
Visualize insights: Build dashboards to visualize your graph data
Operate your instance: Manage backups, optimize costs, and understand instance lifecycle

Duration

1 hour

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with databases is helpful but not required.

If you’re new to graph databases, the Neo4j Fundamentals course covers nodes, relationships, and properties—the building blocks you’ll work with here.

This course includes

19 lessons
19 multiple choice quizzes

Get Support

If you find yourself stuck at any stage then our friendly community will be happy to help. You can reach out for help on the Neo4j Community Site, or head over to the Neo4j Discord server for real-time discussions.