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Expand Up @@ -28,26 +28,23 @@ neo4j@neo4j> SHOW DATABASES;

To determine the cause of the problem, it is recommended to look at the `debug.log`.

[NOTE]
====
Starting from Neo4j 2025.01, seed from URI can also be used in combination with xref:database-administration/standard-databases/create-databases.adoc[`CREATE OR REPLACE DATABASE`].
====

[[neo4j-seed-providers]]
== Seed providers in Neo4j

The seed can either be a full backup, a differential backup (see <<cloud-seed-provider, `CloudSeedProvider`>>), or a dump from an existing database.
The seed can either be a full backup, a differential backup (see <<cloud-seed-provider, `CloudSeedProvider`>>, introduced in Neo4j 5.25), or a dump from an existing database.
The sources of seeds are called _seed providers_.

The mechanism is pluggable, allowing new sources of seeds to be supported (see link:https://www.neo4j.com/docs/java-reference/current/extending-neo4j/project-setup/#extending-neo4j-plugin-seed-provider[Java Reference -> Implement custom seed providers] for more information).

The product has built-in support for seed from a mounted file system (file), FTP server, HTTP/HTTPS server, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Cloud Storage.
The product has built-in support for seed from a mounted file system (file), FTP server, HTTP/HTTPS server, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage (from Neo4j 5.25), and Azure Cloud Storage (from Neo4j 5.25).

[NOTE]
====
Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Cloud Storage are supported by default, but the other providers require configuration of xref:configuration/configuration-settings.adoc#config_dbms.databases.seed_from_uri_providers[`dbms.databases.seed_from_uri_providers`].
====

[role=label--new-5.26]
[[file-seed-provider]]
=== FileSeedProvider

Expand All @@ -60,13 +57,12 @@ The `FileSeedProvider` supports:

The `URLConnectionSeedProvider` supports the following:

** `file:` label:deprecated[Deprecated in 5.26]
** `ftp:`
** `http:`
** `https:`

Starting from Neo4j 2025.01, the `URLConnectionSeedProvider` does not support `file`.
// This is true for both Cypher 5 and Cypher 25.

[role=label--new-5.25]
[[cloud-seed-provider]]
=== CloudSeedProvider

Expand All @@ -76,12 +72,12 @@ The `CloudSeedProvider` supports:
** `gs:`
** `azb:`

The `CloudSeedProvider` supports using xref:backup-restore/modes.adoc#differential-backup[differential backup] files as seeds.
Starting from Neo4j 5.26, the `CloudSeedProvider` supports using xref:backup-restore/modes.adoc#differential-backup[differential backup] files as seeds.
With the provided differential backup file, the `CloudSeedProvider` searches the directory containing differential backup files for a xref:backup-restore/online-backup.adoc#backup-chain[backup chain] ending at the specified differential backup, and then seeds using this backup chain.

[.tabbed-example]
=====
[role=include-with-AWS-S3]
[role=include-with-AWS-S3 label--new-5.25]
======

include::partial$/aws-s3-overrides.adoc[]
Expand All @@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ CREATE DATABASE foo OPTIONS { existingData: 'use', seedURI: 's3://myBucket/myBac
----

======
[role=include-with-Google-cloud-storage]
[role=include-with-Google-cloud-storage label--new-5.25]
======

include::partial$/gcs-credentials.adoc[]
Expand All @@ -108,7 +104,7 @@ include::partial$/gcs-credentials.adoc[]
CREATE DATABASE foo OPTIONS { existingData: 'use', seedURI: 'gs://myBucket/myBackup.backup' }
----
======
[role=include-with-Azure-cloud-storage]
[role=include-with-Azure-cloud-storage label--new-5.25]
======

include::partial$/azb-credentials.adoc[]
Expand All @@ -122,48 +118,18 @@ CREATE DATABASE foo OPTIONS { existingData: 'use', seedURI: 'azb://myStorageAcco
======
=====

==== Support for seeding up to a date or a transaction ID

Starting from Neo4j 2025.01, the `CloudSeedProvider` supports seeding up to a specific date or transaction ID using the `seedRestoreUntil` option.

[role=label--new-2025.01]
Seed up to a specific date::

To seed up to a specific date, you need to pass the differential backup, which contains the data up to that date.
+
[source,shell]
----
CREATE DATABASE foo OPTIONS { existingData: 'use', seedURI: 's3://myBucket/myBackup.backup', seedRestoreUntil: datetime("2019-06-01T18:40:32.142+0100") }
----
+
This will seed the database with transactions committed before the provided timestamp.

[role=label--new-2025.01]
Seed up to a specific transaction ID::

To seed up to a specific transaction ID, you need to pass the differential backup that contains the data up to that transaction ID.
+
[source,shell]
----
CREATE DATABASE foo OPTIONS { existingData: 'use', seedURI: 's3://myBucket/myBackup.backup', seedRestoreUntil: 123 }
----
+
This will seed the database with transactions up to, but not including transaction 123.

[role=label--deprecated]
[[s3-seed-provider]]
=== S3SeedProvider

// When Cypher 25 is released, we have to label this section 'Cypher 5' as this functionality is only available in Cypher 5.

The `S3SeedProvider` supports:

** `s3:` label:deprecated[Deprecated in 5.26]


[NOTE]
====
Neo4j comes bundled with necessary libraries for AWS S3 connectivity.
Neo4j 5 comes bundled with necessary libraries for AWS S3 connectivity.
Therefore, if you use `S3SeedProvider`,`aws cli` is not required but can be used with the `CloudSeedProvider`.
====

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -199,8 +165,9 @@ Where `accessKey` and `secretKey` are provided by AWS.
| URI example

| `file:`
| `FileSeedProvider`
| `\file://tmp/backup1.backup`
| `URLConnectionSeedProvider` label:deprecated[Deprecated in 5.26], +
`FileSeedProvider` label:new[Introduced in 5.26]
| `file:/tmp/backup1.backup`

| `ftp:`
| `URLConnectionSeedProvider`
Expand All @@ -216,14 +183,15 @@ Where `accessKey` and `secretKey` are provided by AWS.

| `s3:`
| `S3SeedProvider` label:deprecated[Deprecated in 5.26], +
`CloudSeedProvider`
`CloudSeedProvider` label:new[Introduced in 5.25]
| `s3://mybucket/backups/backup1.backup`

| `gs:`
| `CloudSeedProvider`
| `CloudSeedProvider` label:new[Introduced in 5.25]
| `gs://mybucket/backups/backup1.backup`

| `azb:`
| `CloudSeedProvider`
| `CloudSeedProvider` label:new[Introduced in 5.25]
| `azb://mystorageaccount.blob/backupscontainer/backup1.backup`
|===
|===