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The following page has been changed by EricEvans: http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/GettingStarted2 The comment on the change is: subversion description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cassandra is an advanced topic, and while work is always underway to make things easier, it can still be daunting to get up and running for the first time. This document aims to provide a few easy to follow steps to take the first-time user from installation, to an operational Cassandra cluster. == Step 1: Picking a version == + At any given time, there are a number of different versions available for install: + 1. Stable releases Cassandra stable releases are well tested and reasonably free of serious problems, (or at least the problems are known and well documented). If you are setting up a production environment, a stable release is what you want. @@ -21, +23 @@ The most recent nightly build can be downloaded [http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Cassandra/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/cassandra/build/ here]. - 1. SVN trunk - SVN trunk is... + 1. Subversion + Cassandra's subversion repository is where all active development takes place. Anyone interested in contributing to the project should use a checkout of trunk. If you do run from subversion, be sure to update frequently, and subscribe to the [mailto:[email protected]?subject=subscribe mailing list] to stay abreast of the latest developments. + + Instructions for checking out the source code can always be found on the [http://incubator.apache.org/cassandra/#download website]. == Step 2: Running a single node ==
