Get started with Astra DB Classic
Register for an Astra account, and then create an Astra DB database that is optimized for real-time applications that require large data volume, low latency, and flexible data models.
Create a database
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In the Astra Portal, click Create Database.
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Click Managed clusters.
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Enter a name for the database and the first keyspace, such as
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Select your preferred cloud provider and region where you want to deploy the database.
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Select your preferred workload type and size for the database. For more information, see workload capacity tiers.
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In the Total Cost section, review the estimated hourly cost.
DataStax offers $25.00 in free Astra credits per month for organizations on the Free plan.
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Click Create Database to initiate database creation.
It can take some time to initialize the database. DataStax sends you an email notification when your database is ready to use.
Get an application token
You use application tokens to connect to your database.
In the Astra Portal, there are several ways you can generate an application token scoped to a database.
When you sign in to the Astra Portal, click Managed clusters, find your Astra DB Classic database, click More, and then select Generate Token. This option generates a token scoped to the selected database.
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Download and securely store your token. The token is shown only once. |
For more information, see Use application tokens.
Load data into your database
You can load data into your Astra DB database with any of these methods:
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DataStax Bulk Loader to load data from CSV or JSON files.
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Data Loader feature in Astra Portal, which presents options to load CSV data; or load data from the provided sample datasets; or load data from your Amazon S3 bucket that contains exported DynamoDB data.
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Cassandra Query Language (CQL) statements to load data.
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Drivers to load data through apps.
