Kubernetes Operator for Apache Cassandra FAQs

K8ssandra provides a production-ready platform for running Apache Cassandra on Kubernetes. K8ssandra includes cass-operator and related features, like automation for repairs, backups, and monitoring. For details, see the K8ssandra documentation.

The Cassandra Operator is a standalone operator for managing Cassandra clusters on Kubernetes.

The K8ssandra Operator is a higher-level Kubernetes operator that includes the Cassandra Operator and other components. The K8ssandra Operator provides support for multi-cluster and multi-datacenter deployments. For more information, see K8ssandra Operator architecture and components.

For installation options, see Installation options.

See the README.

See the prerequisites in the quickstart.

The Cassandra Operator provides sample manifests and CassandraDatacenter YAML files that you can customize for your environment.

See the README.

Multi-region deployments aren’t supported, and most multi-datacenter use cases aren’t appropriate for management with the Cassandra Operator. For more information, see Define the cluster and datacenter parameters.

No. See Define the cluster and datacenter parameters.

Use kubectl commands, Helm, or both to interact with your environment.

See the sample YAML for examples of these settings.

There are several kubectl commands that you can use to verify the environment.

For information about contributing to the open-source Cassandra Operator project, see the K8ssandra Community.

For guidance, use this documentation, the K8ssandra documentation, and reach out to the K8ssandra Community.