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Update the TAR/ZIP steps to include decoupling of files from binaries
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modules/ROOT/pages/installation/osx.adoc

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. Extract the contents of the archive, using `tar -xf` <filename>.
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For example, `tar -xf neo4j-community-{neo4j-version-exact}-unix.tar.gz`.
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. Place the extracted files in a permanent home on your server and set the environment variable `NEO4J_HOME` to point to the extracted directory, for example, `export NEO4J_HOME=/path/to/_<NEO4J_HOME>` to make it easier to refer to it later.
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. xref:configuration/file-locations.adoc#file-locations-file-locations[Change the default locations] of the _data_, _conf_, _certificates_, _licenses_, and _plugins_ (if you plan to use custom plugins) directories by setting the environment variable `NEO4J_CONF` and the respective xref:configuration/configuration-settings.adoc#_server_directories_settings[`server.directories.*`] settings to point to the desired locations.
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Storing your Neo4j files outside the installation can simplify the upgrade process later.
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. Accept either the commercial or the evaluation license agreement before running the Neo4j Enterprise Edition.
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If you are using Community Edition, you can skip this step.
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* Use one of the following options to accept the commercial license agreement.
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** Set the environment variable `NEO4J_ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT=eval`.
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** Run `$NEO4J_HOME/bin/neo4j-admin server license --accept-evaluation`.
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. (Optional) Decouple the data and configuration directories from the binary files by setting the environment variable `NEO4J_CONF` and `server.directories.data` to point to the desired locations.
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Storing your data and configuration on a separate disk or partition can simplify the upgrade process later.
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. Before starting up the database for the first time, it is recommended to use the `set-initial-password` command of `neo4j-admin` to define the password for the native user `neo4j`.
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If the password is not set explicitly using this method, it will be set to the default password `neo4j`.

modules/ROOT/pages/installation/windows.adoc

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.. Ensure that the two are identical.
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. Right-click the downloaded file and click *Extract All*.
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. Place the extracted files in a permanent home on your server and set the environment variable `NEO4J_HOME` to point to the extracted directory, for example, `export NEO4J_HOME=/path/to/_<NEO4J_HOME>` to make it easier to refer to it later.
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. xref:configuration/file-locations.adoc#file-locations-file-locations[Change the default locations] of the _data_, _conf_, _certificates_, _licenses_, and _plugins_ (if you plan to use custom plugins) directories by setting the environment variable `NEO4J_CONF` and the respective xref:configuration/configuration-settings.adoc#_server_directories_settings[`server.directories.*`] settings to point to the desired locations.
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Storing your Neo4j files outside the installation can simplify the upgrade process later.
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. Accept either the commercial or the evaluation license agreement before running the Neo4j Enterprise Edition.
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If you are using Community Edition, you can skip this step.
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* Use one of the following options to accept the commercial license agreement.
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** Set it as an environment variable using `set NEO4J_ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT=eval`.
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** Run `$NEO4J_HOME\bin\neo4j-admin server license --accept-evaluation`.
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. (Optional) Decouple the data and configuration directories from the binary files by setting the environment variable `NEO4J_CONF` and `server.directories.data` to point to the desired locations.
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Storing your data and configuration on a separate disk or partition can simplify the upgrade process later.
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. Before starting up the database for the first time, it is recommended to use the `set-initial-password` command of `neo4j-admin` to define the password for the native user `neo4j`.
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If the password is not set explicitly using this method, it will be set to the default password `neo4j`.

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