Windows installation directories
Configuration files directory locations.
The configuration files are located in the following directories:
| Configuration Files | Locations | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cassandra.yaml | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra.yaml | Main configuration file. |
| cassandra-env.ps1 | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra-env.ps1 | Windows settings for Java, heap, JVM, and JMX. |
| cassandra-rackdc.properties | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra-rackdc.properties | Defines the default data center and rack used by the GossipingPropertyFileSnitch, Ec2Snitch, Ec2MultiRegionSnitch, and GoogleCloudSnitch. |
| cassandra.in.bat | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\bin | Sets environment variables. |
| cassandra-topology.properties | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra-topology.properties | Defines the default data center and rack used by the PropertyFileSnitch. |
| commit_archiving.properties | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\commitlog_archiving.properties | Configures commitlog archiving. |
| cqlshrc.sample | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\cqlshrc.sample | Example file for using cqlsh with SSL encryption. |
| metrics-reporter-config-sample.yaml | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\metrics-reporter-config-sample.yaml | Example file for configuring metrics in Cassandra. |
| logback.xml | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\logback.xml | Configuration file for logback. |
| triggers | Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf\triggers | The default location for the trigger JARs. |
The Windows releases install into these directories:
| Directories | Description |
|---|---|
| Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\bin | Utilities and start scripts. |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\conf | Configuration files and sample files. |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\data | Files for commitlog, data, and saved_caches (unless set in cassandra.yaml) |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\interface | Thrift. |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\jre | Run-time support files for Java. |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\log | Log files. |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\python | Run-time support for Python. Python is used for cqlsh. |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\apache-cassandra\lib | JAR and license files. |
| Program Files\DataStax Community\utils | Utilities and Java support classes for running Java applications as server processes. |
For DataStax Enterprise installs, see the documentation for your DataStax Enterprise version.