Using the DSE configuration volume

Use volumes to persist data and configuration files for Docker containers.

Docker images provided by DataStax include a startup script that swaps DataStax Enterprise (DSE) configuration files found in the /config volume directory with the configuration file in the default location on the container.

Procedure

  1. Create a directory on your local host to store the configuration files.
  2. Add the configuration files to replace in the container. The file name must match a corresponding configuration file in the image and include all required values. For example cassandra.yaml, dse.yaml, opscenterd.conf.

    See the GitHub pages for a full list of configuration files.

  3. Mount the local directory to the exposed /config directory during startup.
    For example:
    docker run -v /dse/conf:/config
  4. Start the container.
    For example, to start a transactional node:
    docker run -e DS_LICENSE=accept \
--name my-dse \
-v /dse/config:/config datastax/dse-server \
-d datastax/dse-server

    Setting the DS_LICENSE environment variable signals your acceptance of the DataStax terms of service and is required for the software to start.

  5. After you make changes or add config files to the /config volume, restart the container to propagate the changes to the database. 
    docker restart container_name
    Restarting the container restarts DSE and DDAC.