All documentation links

Here’s a list of DataStax documentation, plus links to related open-source project docs.

Astra DB

Mission Control

Mission Control for DSE and Apache Cassandra operational management.

DataStax-compatible drivers

DataStax supports drivers for Apache Cassandra® in several programming languages. You can use these drivers with DSE, HCD, and Astra DB, as well as open-source Apache Cassandra.

For more information, see Cassandra drivers supported by DataStax.

Apache Cassandra

Latest on cassandra.apache.org:

Cassandra 4.x on cassandra.apache.org:

Cassandra 3.x docs hosted by DataStax:

DataStax data loaders

The following are some data loading options for DataStax or open source Apache Cassandra databases:

DSE OpsCenter

Cassandra Query Language (CQL)

  • CQL for DSE: HTML

  • CQL for Astra DB: HTML

  • CQL for Apache Cassandra: HTML

DataStax Studio

DataStax Docker

Docs for supported versions of DataStax Docker.

DSE Docker
  • DSE 6.8 Docker Guide: HTML

  • DSE 6.7 Docker Guide: HTML

  • DSE 6.0 Docker Guide: HTML

  • DSE 5.1 Docker Guide: HTML

Docker for DSE OpsCenter
  • Docker for DSE OpsCenter 6.8: HTML

  • Docker for DSE OpsCenter 6.7: HTML

  • Docker for DSE OpsCenter 6.5: HTML

  • Docker for DSE OpsCenter 6.1: HTML

Docker for DataStax Studio
  • Docker for DataStax Studio 6.8: HTML

  • Docker for DataStax Studio 6.7: HTML

  • Docker for DataStax Studio 6.0: HTML

  • Docker for DataStax Studio 2.0: HTML

End of Service Life and unsupported products (archived docs)

Products that have reached End of Service Life ("EOSL") no longer receive patches, bug fixes, support, or documentation updates. The documentation for these products has been archived and can be found at the links below.

EOSL DSE

Unsupported DSE OpsCenter

Cassandra documentation that was included as part of unsupported DSE releases

Cassandra for Linux
  • Cassandra 3.x (Linux): HTML | Zip

  • Cassandra 3.0 (Linux): HTML | Zip

  • Cassandra 2.2 (Linux): HTML | Zip

  • Cassandra 2.1 (Linux): HTML | PDF | Zip

  • Cassandra 2.0 (Linux): HTML | Zip

  • Cassandra 1.2 (Linux): HTML | Zip

  • Cassandra 1.1 (Linux): HTML | PDF

  • Cassandra 1.0 (Linux): HTML | PDF

  • Cassandra 0.8 (Linux): HTML

  • Cassandra 0.7 (Linux): HTML

  • Cassandra 0.6 (Linux): HTML

Cassandra for Windows
  • Cassandra 3.x (Windows): HTML | Zip

  • Cassandra 3.0 (Windows): HTML | Zip

  • Cassandra 2.2 (Windows): HTML | Zip

CQL documentation that was included as part of unsupported DSE releases

  • CQL 3.3: HTML | Zip (for DSE 5.0 and Cassandra 3.0)

  • CQL 3.1: HTML | Zip (for DSE 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8; Cassandra 2.0, 2.1)

  • CQL 3.0: HTML | Zip (for DSE 5.0 and Cassandra 3.0)

  • CQL 3.x: HTML | Zip (for Cassandra 2.2 and 3.x)

Other documentation no longer maintained

  • OBDC driver: HTML

  • DataStax DevCenter: HTML (compatible with DSE versions up to 5.0)

  • DataStax Studio 1.0: HTML | Zip

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