# How to use neo4j-admin import in community edition? **URL:** \ **Category:** Neo4j Graph Platform\ **Tags:** migrated\ **Created:** [June 19, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-to-use-neo4j-admin-import-in-community-edition/60401 "2022-06-19T14:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kostas\_vavouris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/kostas_vavouris/32/5444_2.png) [@kostas\_vavouris](https://community.neo4j.com/u/kostas_vavouris)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-to-use-neo4j-admin-import-in-community-edition/60401/1 "2022-06-19T14:58:12Z")
Hello, i am using Neo4j Community Edition which runs as a standalone server in a Unix os. The server operates as a service which i can start, stop and find its status. From the documentation i learned that i can not use neo4j-admin import tool because this tool prepares data to be inserted in a non existant database. However in Neo4j community edition i can operate only with the default neo4j database and i can not create another. Is there a way to use neo4j-admin import? Can anyone provide the necessary details? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![michael.hunger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/michael.hunger/32/27377_2.png) [@michael.hunger](https://community.neo4j.com/u/michael.hunger)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/how-to-use-neo4j-admin-import-in-community-edition/60401/2 "2022-06-20T07:35:27Z")
You can use the tool, by default it inserts into the neo4j database, so if you shut down the server and use --force it overrides the existing database, then after restart the new data should be available. You can also chose a different database eg. --database mytest And then in /etc/neo4j/neo4j.conf set mytest as the "active" database.