Since it is a distributed database, cassandra can (and usually does) have multiple nodes A node represents a single instance of cassandra 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 following these instructions. 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 you to post details on any issues in the corresponding jira ticket.
A custom type is a string that contains the name of java class that extends the server side abstracttype class and that can be loaded by cassandra (it should thus be in the classpath of every node running cassandra). It is shipped with every cassandra package, and can be found in the bin directory alongside the cassandra executable It connects to the single node specified on the command line. Here are known cassandra client drivers organized by language Before choosing a driver, you should verify the cassandra version and functionality supported by a specific driver. Read through the cassandra basics to learn main concepts and how cassandra works at a high level
