Getting Started with Cassandra and DataStax Community Edition¶

This quick start guide is intended to get you up and running quickly on a single-node instance using the DataStax Community Edition packages. DataStax Community Edition is a smart bundle comprised of the most up-to-date and stable version of Apache Cassandra, DataStax OpsCenter Community Edition, the CQL command line utility, and the DataStax portfolio demo application.

This tutorial will guide you through setting up a single-node cluster in your home directory, and running the demo application to see Cassandra in action.

If you just want to learn more about Cassandra and how it works, see the following conceptual topics:

• Understanding the Cassandra Architecture
• Understanding the Cassandra Data Model
• Managing and Accessing Data in Cassandra