Install locations¶

Locations of the configuration files¶

The configuration files, such as cassandra.yaml, are located in the following directories:

• Cassandra packaged installs: /etc/cassandra/conf
• Cassandra binary installs: <install_location>/conf

For DataStax Enterprise installs, see Configuration File Locations.

Packaged install directories¶

The packaged releases install into the following directories.

• /var/lib/cassandra (data directories)
• /var/log/cassandra (log directory)
• /var/run/cassandra (runtime files)
• /usr/share/cassandra (environment settings)
• /usr/share/cassandra/lib (JAR files)
• /usr/bin (binary files)
• /usr/sbin
• /etc/cassandra (configuration files)
• /etc/init.d (service startup script)
• /etc/security/limits.d (cassandra user limits)
• /etc/default

Binary tarball install directories¶

The following directories are installed in the installation home directory.

• bin (utilities and start scripts)
• conf (configuration files and environment settings)
• interface (Thrift and Avro client APIs)
• javadoc (Cassandra Java API documentation)
• lib (JAR and license files)