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The "GettingStarted" page has been changed by JonathanEllis: http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/GettingStarted?action=diff&rev1=57&rev2=58 - == Cassandra documentation from !DataStax == + == Cassandra documentation from DataStax == - !DataStax's latest [[http://datastax.com|Cassandra documentation]] covers topics from installation to troubleshooting. Documentation for older releases is also available. == Introduction == @@ -69, +68 @@ }}} Advanced cluster management is described in [[Operations]]. - If you don't yet have access to hardware for a Cassandra cluster you can try it out on EC2 with [[CloudConfig]]. + If you don't yet have access to hardware for a Cassandra cluster you can try it out on EC2 with CloudConfig. == Step 4: Write your application == The recommended way to communicate with Cassandra in your application is to use a [[http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/ClientOptions|higher-level client]]. These provide programming language specific API:s for talking to Cassandra in a variety of languages. The details will vary depending on programming language and client, but in general using a higher-level client will mean that you have to write less code and get several features for free that you would otherwise have to write yourself. That said, it is useful to know that Cassandra uses [[http://thrift.apache.org/|Thrift]] for its external client-facing API. Cassandra's main API/RPC/Thrift port is 9160. Thrift supports a [[http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/thrift/trunk/lib/|wide variety of languages]] so you can code your application to use Thrift directly if you so chose (but again we recommend a [[http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/ClientOptions|high-level client]] where available). - Important note: If you intend to use thrift directly, you need to install a version of thrift that matches the revision that your version of Cassandra uses. [[InstallThrift]] + Important note: If you intend to use thrift directly, you need to install a version of thrift that matches the revision that your version of Cassandra uses. InstallThrift Cassandra's main API/RPC/Thrift port is 9160. It is a common mistake for API clients to connect to the JMX port instead.
