Installing and setup Cassandra

Prerequisite

Make sure you installed Java in your system.

Step 1: Go to below location and download latest version of Cassandra.

http://cassandra.apache.org/download/

Step 2: Extract the downloaded zip file, you can see below content.

Step 3: Add bin directory of Cassandra distribution to your system path.

Step 4: Open new terminal or command prompt and execute the command ‘cassandra -f’ to start the Cassandra in foreground.

Step 5: Once Cassandra instance is started, open another terminal and execute the command ‘cqlsh’.

$ cqlsh
Connected to Test Cluster at 127.0.0.1:9042.
[cqlsh 5.0.1 | Cassandra 3.11.4 | CQL spec 3.4.4 | Native protocol v4]
Use HELP for help.
cqlsh>

If you are able to execute all the above steps, then you are successfully installed Cassandra in your system.

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