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Documentation for developers and administrators on configuring, and using the features and capabilities of Apache Cassandra.
An overview of new features in Apache Cassandra.
Cassandra Query Language (CQL) is the default and primary interface into the Cassandra DBMS.
Important topics for understanding Cassandra.
Vital information about successfully deploying a Cassandra cluster.
Various installation methods.
Topics for deploying a cluster.
Topics for securing Cassandra.
Cassandra provides various security features to the open source community.
Topics for using SSL in Cassandra.
Topics for internal authentication.
Internal authentication is based on Cassandra-controlled login accounts and passwords.
Steps for configuring authentication.
How to create a cqlshrc file to avoid having enter credentials every time you launch cqlsh.
Topics about internal authorization.
Which ports to open when nodes are protected by a firewall.
The default settings for Cassandra make JMX accessible only from localhost. To enable remote JMX connections, change the LOCAL_JMX setting in cassandra-env.sh.
Topics about the Cassandra database.
Configuration topics.
Operation topics.
Cassandra backs up data by taking a snapshot of all on-disk data files (SSTable files) stored in the data directory.
Topics for Cassandra tools.
Reference topics.
Solutions for migrating from other databases.
How to find the Apache Cassandra release notes.
