Leaves on DataStax Astra™ with NoSQL, and Apache Cassandra™ in the cloud!

Table of Contents

1. Astra Setup & Configuring Credentials
2. Getting Started
   1. Running Data Migrator
   2. Node JS
   3. Python
   4. Running Unit Tests
   5. Running Admin UI

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Setup

✅ Sign up

1. Before you start using our tools, you'll need to create an account on DataStax Astra

2. You'll then be directed to the home page. Locate the button Add Database

✅ Use the form to create new database

• Define the free plan and and pick a region close to you

• Fill the databases parameters.

✅ View your Database and connect

View your database. It may take 2-3 minutes for your database to spin up. You will receive an email at that point.

👁️ Expected output

Initializing

Database is ready, notice how the status changed from pending to Active and now you now have the connect button enabled.*

• ✅ Get the secure cloud bundle

Display the summary screen and locate the connect button.

On the connect screen pick drivers

Finally click the download secure bundle button to download the zip of right-click to the button to get the url

4. After, click on the link to "Download secure connect bundle" and save the zip file to the cassandra.api/astra.credentials directory of this project.

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Getting Started

It's best to go through this project in the following order so you do not get confused.

First, run the data migrator to transfer data from our cassandra.api to your Astra Database.

Data Migrator

Second, setup an API so that you can communicate with your Astra database. We have 2 APIs for you to use:

Node JS

Python

Next, run this set of unit tests against your API to confirm that it is working properly.

Testing

Finally, we have Web Admin UI to visualize your Astra Database in Table Format

Admin UI

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Reference Material

Cassandra.API Documentation Walkthrough

Cassandra.API Blog Post: Part 1

Cassandra.API Blog Post: Part 2

Building a REST API with DataStax Astra using Node & Python: Part 1

Building a REST API with DataStax Astra using Node & Python: Part 2

Cassandra.API Live Workshop w/DataStax

Cassandra.API Video Demo: Part 1

Cassandra.API Video demo: Part 2