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To use GORM for Neo4j in Spring Boot add the necessary dependencies to your Boot application:

[source,groovy,subs="attributes"]
----
implementation("org.apache.grails:grails-data-neo4j-spring-boot:{version}")
----

Ensure your Boot `Application` class is annotated with `ComponentScan`, example:

[source,groovy]
----
import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration
import org.springframework.context.annotation.*

@Configuration
@EnableAutoConfiguration
@ComponentScan
class Application {
    static void main(String[] args) {
        SpringApplication.run Application, args
    }
}
----

NOTE: Using `ComponentScan` without a value results in Boot scanning for classes in the same package or any package nested within the `Application` class package.
If your GORM entities are in a different package specify the package name as the value of the `ComponentScan` annotation.

Finally create your GORM entities and ensure they are annotated with `grails.persistence.Entity`:

[source,groovy]
----
import grails.gorm.annotation.*

@Entity
class Person {
    String firstName
    String lastName
}
----

To configure GORM for Neo4j within Spring Boot create an `application.yml` file and populate your <<configurationOptions,configuration>> options within it.
