What is Apache Cassandra? Apache Cassandra is an open source NoSQL distributed database trusted by thousands of companies for scalability and high availability without compromising …

Overview Apache Cassandra is an open-source, distributed NoSQL database. It implements a partitioned wide-column storage model with eventually consistent semantics. Cassandra was …

Since it is a distributed database, Cassandra can (and usually does) have multiple nodes. A node represents a single instance of Cassandra. These nodes communicate with one another …

This is the official documentation for Apache Cassandra. If you would like to contribute to this documentation, you are welcome to do so by submitting your contribution like any other patch …

Read through the Cassandra Basics to learn main concepts and how Cassandra works at a high level. To understand Cassandra in more detail, head over to the Docs.

Install the RPM build on CentOS and RHEL-based distributions if you want to install Cassandra using YUM. Install the Debian build on Ubuntu and other Debian-based distributions if you …

Oct 29, 2025 · The default location of log and data directories is /var/log/cassandra/ and /var/lib/cassandra. Start-up options (heap size, etc) can be configured in /etc/default/cassandra.

Read through the Cassandra Basics to learn main concepts and how Cassandra works at a high level. Browse through the Case Studies to learn how other users in our worldwide community …

Uber has been running an open-source Apache Cassandra® database as a service that powers a variety of mission-critical OLTP workloads for more than six years now at Uber scale, with …

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