Installing the binary tarball
Verify the version of Java installed. For example:
Command
Result
openjdk version "1.8.0_222"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_222-8u222-b10-1ubuntu1~16.04.1-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.222-b10, mixed mode)
2. Download the binary tarball from one of the mirrors on the Apache Cassandra Download site. For example, to download Cassandra 4.0.1:
The mirrors only host the latest versions of each major supported release. To download an earlier version of Cassandra, visit the Apache Archives.
OPTIONAL: Verify the integrity of the downloaded tarball using one of the methods here. For example, to verify the hash of the downloaded file using GPG:
Command
Result
apache-cassandra-4.0.0-bin.tar.gz: 28757DDE 589F7041 0F9A6A95 C39EE7E6
CDE63440 E2B06B91 AE6B2006 14FA364D
Compare the signature with the SHA256 file from the Downloads site:
Command
Result
28757dde589f70410f9a6a95c39ee7e6cde63440e2b06b91ae6b200614fa364d
Unpack the tarball:
The files will be extracted to the apache-cassandra-4.0.1/ directory. This is the tarball installation location.
Located in the tarball installation location are the directories for the scripts, binaries, utilities, configuration, data and log files:
bin/
conf/
data/
doc/
interface/
javadoc/
lib/
logs/
pylib/
tools/
location of the commands to run cassandra, cqlsh, nodetool, and SSTable toolslocation of cassandra.yaml and other configuration fileslocation of the commit logs, hints, and SSTableslocation of system and debug logs <5>location of cassandra-stress tool
For information on how to configure your installation, see Configuring Cassandra.
Start Cassandra:
This will run Cassandra as the authenticated Linux user.
Monitor the progress of the startup with:
Command
Result
INFO [main] 2019-12-17 03:03:37,526 Server.java:156 - Starting listening for CQL clients on localhost/127.0.0.1:9042 (unencrypted)...
You can monitor the progress of the startup with:
Command
Result
INFO [main] 2019-12-17 03:03:37,526 Server.java:156 - Starting listening for CQL clients on localhost/127.0.0.1:9042 (unencrypted)...
For information on how to configure your installation, see Configuring Cassandra.
Check the status of Cassandra:
The status column in the output should report UN which stands for “Up/Normal”.
Alternatively, connect to the database with:
