This book is written for developers who work on machines based on Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows. All prerequisites are described in the first chapter to make sure your system is Neo4j-enabled and meets a few requirements. In general, all the examples should work on any platform.

This book assumes that you have a basic understanding of graph theory and are familiar with the fundamental concepts of Neo4j. It focuses primarily on using Neo4j for production environments and provides optimization techniques to gain better performance out of your Neo4j-based application. However, beginners can use this book as well, as we have tried to provide references to basic concepts in most chapters. You will need a server with Windows, Linux, or Mac and the Neo4j Community edition or HA installed. You will also need Python and py2neo configured.

Lastly, keep in mind that this book is not intended to replace online resources, but rather aims at complementing them. So, obviously you will need Internet access to complete your reading experience at some points, through provided links.