Apache Cassandra is an open source NoSQL distributed database trusted by thousands of companies for scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

Oct 29, 2025 · Please note that official RPMs for Apache Cassandra only have been available recently and are not tested thoroughly on all platforms yet. We appreciate your feedback and support and ask …

This is the official documentation for Apache Cassandra. If you would like to contribute to this documentation, you are welcome to do so by submitting your contribution like any other patch …

Since it is a distributed database, Cassandra can (and usually does) have multiple nodes. A node represents a single instance of Cassandra. These nodes communicate with one another through a …

Additional information This section covers how to get started using Apache Cassandra and should be the first thing to read if you are new to Cassandra.

Read through the Cassandra Basics to learn main concepts and how Cassandra works at a high level. To understand Cassandra in more detail, head over to the Docs.

Install the RPM build on CentOS and RHEL-based distributions if you want to install Cassandra using YUM. Install the Debian build on Ubuntu and other Debian-based distributions if you want to install …

Apache Cassandra powers mission-critical deployments with improved performance and unparalleled levels of scale in the cloud.

Cassandra 5.0 introduces vector search, which leverages storage-attached indexing and dense indexing techniques to transform data exploration and analysis. This update is especially impactful for …

Read through the Cassandra Basics to learn main concepts and how Cassandra works at a high level. Browse through the Case Studies to learn how other users in our worldwide community are getting …