Launching PuppyGraph in Docker
Summary
In this tutorial, you will:
- Launch a PuppyGraph Docker container;
- Explore an example graph using PuppyGraph Web UI.
Prerequisites
Docker Installation
Please ensure that docker is available. The installation can be verified by running:
See https://www.docker.com/get-started/ for more details on Docker.
PuppyGraph provides docker images for both amd64 and arm64 architecture.
PuppyGraph provides docker images for both amd64 and arm64 architecture. By default docker pulls the image based on host machine's architecture. However, environment variables likeDOCKER_DEFAULT_PLATFORM could override its default behavior.
If there is a mismatch, you will see warnings as follows when running PuppyGraph in Docker:
Hardware
The host machine needs to have minimum 10 GB of available disk space.
It is recommended to have at least 8GB RAM for the Docker container.
Start a PuppyGraph Container
Run the command below to start a PuppyGraph Docker container. This command will also download the PuppyGraph image if it hasn't been downloaded previously.
docker run -p 8081:8081 -p 8182:8182 -p 7687:7687 -d --name puppy --rm --pull=always puppygraph/puppygraph:stable
Access the PuppyGraph
Access the PuppyGraph Web UI at http://localhost:8081.
Sign in to PuppyGraph with the username (puppygraph) and default password (puppygraph123).
PuppyGraph Sign-In Page
At times, the PuppyGraph initialization might still be underway, and the Schema page will display a prompt. Please refresh the page to see if the server is ready.
PuppyGraph Server Pending Page
Once the server is ready, the schema page will appear as follows.
PuppyGraph Schema Welcome Page
Explore the Example Graph
In this tutorial, we'll be utilizing the demo data supplied by PuppyGraph. Click on Use example schema/data, and the UI will show that loading is underway.
PuppyGraph Schema Loading in Progress
Once the schema is loaded, the page visualizes the schema of the graph.
PuppyGraph Schema Loaded
PuppyGraph features a dashboard, enabling you to quickly access essential information from the graph right away.
The default tiles on the dashboard count the total number of nodes / edges and also display the sample data from the graph.
PuppyGraph Dashboard
Cleaning up
To sign out, click on the button located in the top right corner.
Sign Out
Run the following command to stop and clean up the container.