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-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra.yaml Main configuration file.
cassandra-env.ps1 Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra-env.ps1 Windows settings for Java, some JVM, and JMX.
jvm.options Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\jvm.options Static JVM settings for heap, garbage collection, and Cassandra startup parameters.
cassandra-rackdc.properties Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra-rackdc.properties Defines the default datacenter and rack used by the GossipingPropertyFileSnitch, Ec2Snitch, Ec2MultiRegionSnitch, and GoogleCloudSnitch.
cassandra.in.bat Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\bin Sets environment variables.
cassandra-topology.properties Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\cassandra-topology.properties Defines the default datacenter and rack used by the PropertyFileSnitch.
commit_archiving.properties Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\commitlog_archiving.properties Configures commitlog archiving.
cqlshrc.sample Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\cqlshrc.sample Example file for using cqlsh with SSL encryption.
metrics-reporter-config-sample.yaml Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\metrics-reporter-config-sample.yaml Example file for configuring metrics in Cassandra.
logback.xml Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\logback.xml Configuration file for logback.
triggers Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf\triggers The default location for the trigger JARs.

The Windows releases install into these directories:

Directories Description
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\bin Utilities and start scripts.
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\conf Configuration files and sample files.
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\data Files for commitlog, data, and saved_caches (unless set in cassandra.yaml)
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\interface Thrift.
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\jre Run-time support files for Java.
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\log Log files.
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\python Run-time support for Python. Python is used for cqlsh.
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\apache-cassandra\lib JAR and license files.
Program Files\DataStax-DDC\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.