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Full Stack GraphQL In The Cloud With Neo4j Aura, Next.js, & Vercel

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In this workshop we will build and deploy a full stack GraphQL application using Next.js, Neo4j, and Vercel. Using a knowledge graph of news articles we will first build a GraphQL API using Next.js API routes and the Neo4j GraphQL Library. Next, we focus on the front-end, exploring how to use GraphQL for data fetching with a Next.js application. Lastly, we explore how to add personalization and content recommendation in our GraphQL API to serve relevant articles to our users, then deploy our application to the cloud using Vercel and Neo4j Aura.

Table of contents:
- Next.js overview and getting started with Next.js
- API Routes with Next.js & building a GraphQL API
- Using the Neo4j GraphQL Library
- Working with Apollo Client and GraphQL data fetching in Next.js
- Deploying with Vercel and Neo4j Aura

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FAQ

The workshop uses real-world data from the New York Times API, specifically focusing on news articles. The data includes articles, topics, authors, organizations, geographic regions, and photos.

Cypher is a query language designed for working with graph data in Neo4j. It allows users to create and query graph structures efficiently, similar to how SQL is used for relational databases.

The Neo4j GraphQL library is a Node.js library that simplifies building GraphQL APIs backed by the Neo4j database. It auto-generates GraphQL resolvers and translates GraphQL queries into optimized Cypher queries for efficient data retrieval.

The Cypher schema directive is a feature in the Neo4j GraphQL library that allows developers to attach custom Cypher queries to GraphQL fields. This enables the inclusion of custom logic directly within the GraphQL schema.

Next.js is used to build both the front-end and back-end of the application. It provides server-side rendering, file-based routing, and API routes, allowing the creation of a full-stack application within a single framework.

Vercel is crucial for deploying the full-stack application. It offers seamless integration with GitHub, automatic SSL certification, preview URLs for pull requests, and deployment of serverless functions, enhancing the overall developer experience.

The primary objective of the workshop is to build a full-stack application using JavaScript, including creating a GraphQL server, working with a Neo4j database, building a Next.js React application, and deploying it to the cloud using Vercel.

Neo4j AuraDB is a hosted version of the Neo4j graph database in the cloud. It allows users to quickly spin up private Neo4j instances without needing a credit card or incurring fees, especially when using the free tier.

The workshop uses JavaScript, GraphQL, Neo4j AuraDB, Next.js, React, Vercel, GitHub, and the Neo4j GraphQL library.

The application is deployed to the cloud using Vercel. Vercel allows for easy deployment with a focus on developer experience, providing features like automatic previews for every commit and pull request, and seamless integration with GitHub.

William Lyon

161 min

07 Dec, 2021

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