Apache Cassandra 4 on Kubernetes by DataStax
Linux/Unix
Linux/Unix
Product Overview
K8ssandra is a cloud-native framework for Apache Cassandra®. The embedded operator handles Cassandra configuration, scaling, and operational tasks. Additional Cloud Native components which are preconfigured include:
- Stargate Developer APIs for Cassandra: REST, GraphQL, and Document APIs
- Metrics Collector using Grafana and Prometheus to collect and display metrics
- Reaper from to automate repairs (Credit to Spotify)
- Medusa for backups (Credit to Spotify)
Cassandra may be deployed in a number of environments. This includes on bare metal hosts, virtual machines, and within container platforms. Each deployment type has its pros and cons, but in all cases it is essential that automation be leveraged to ensure that all node are configured homogeneously and without failure.
K8ssandra focuses on deploying Cassandra within Kubernetes. Kubernetes was chosen as it allows for the consumption of a common, versioned, set of APIs and tooling across multiple cloud platforms and environments.
Version
k8ssandra-latest
Categories
Operating System
Linux
Delivery Methods