Connecting to Gremlin-Server

If you are using the default Gremlin Server docker image, you can get the server running with the following commands:

docker pull tinkerpop/gremlin-server:latest
docker run -p 8182:8182 \
    tinkerpop/gremlin-server:latest \
    conf/gremlin-server-rest-modern.yaml

Then open Graph Explorer and add a new connection with the following settings:

• Name: Gremlin Server
• Query Language: Gremlin
• Public or Proxy Endpoint: https://localhost
• Using Proxy Server: true
• Graph Connection URL: http://localhost:8182

Enable REST

Graph Explorer only supports HTTP(S) connections. When connecting to Gremlin-Server, ensure it is configured with a channelizer that supports HTTP(S) (i.e. Channelizer Documentation).

Tip

The Gremlin Server configuration can be usually found at:

/conf/gremlin-server.yaml

Versions Prior to 3.7

If you have a version of Gremlin Server prior to 3.7, you will need to make the following changes:

• Enable property returns - Remove “.withStrategies(ReferenceElementStrategy)” from /scripts/generate-modern.groovy so that properties are returned.
• Enable string IDs - Change gremlin.tinkergraph.vertexIdManager and gremlin.tinkergraph.edgeIdManager in /conf/tinkergraph-empty.properties to support string ids. You can use ANY.
• Build and run the Docker container as normal.