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Get started with automating the process of deploying and managing open-source Apache Cassandra® or DataStax Enterprise (DSE) in a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster:

  1. Create a Kubernetes cluster.

    On this cluster, you will apply Kubernetes Operator for Apache Cassandra and related definitions, and deploy your Cassandra or DSE database. Then, you’ll connect to the deployed database from inside or outside the K8s cluster.

  2. After establishing a Kubernetes cluster, see Get started with Kubernetes Operator for Apache Cassandra to apply pre-configured Kubernetes Operator for Apache Cassandra manifests and related definitions to the Kubernetes environment.

  3. Connect to your database on your cluster:

  4. With your database resources and connections in place, you can then use Kubernetes Operator for Apache Cassandra to manage Cassandra and DSE resources in your Kubernetes cluster.

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