macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cassandralocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install cassandraMacPorts ports tree · databases/cassandra/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 2212
Install cassandra with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Eventually consistent, distributed key-value store. Version 5.0.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cassandra.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cassandranixpkgs package indexes · cassandra · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S perl-geoipArch Linux sync databases · perl-geoip · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Eventually consistent, distributed key-value store
Project links
Commands and aliases
- auditlogviewer
- cassandra
- cassandra-stress
- compaction-stress
- cqlsh
- cqlsh.py
- debug-cql
- fqltool
- generatetokens
- hash_password
- jmxtool
- nodetool
- sstabledump
- sstableexpiredblockers
- sstablelevelreset
- sstableloader
- sstablemetadata
- sstableofflinerelevel
- sstablepartitions
- sstablerepairedset
- sstablescrub
- sstablesplit
- sstableupgrade
- sstableutil
- sstableverify
history
Project history and usage
Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed NoSQL database built for high availability, linear scalability, and fault tolerance on commodity hardware or cloud infrastructure. It is one of the most recognizable databases in the package-manager catalog because a single package ships the server, cqlsh, nodetool, and a large set of SSTable and operations tools.
Project history
The Apache Cassandra GitHub repository dates to 2009. The official README describes Cassandra as a highly scalable partitioned row store, with partitioning used to distribute data across machines and CQL as a SQL-like query language.
Cassandra's release history spans many major operational changes. Current NEWS and CHANGES files describe work such as transactional cluster metadata, guardrails, repair automation design work, table constraints, role/password policies, and extensive storage-engine and read-path performance improvements.
Adoption history
The official project homepage says Cassandra is trusted by thousands of companies for scalability and high availability. Its case studies list very large deployments, including Apple running more than 75,000 nodes, Instagram beginning use in 2012, Netflix managing petabytes of data, and Uber running Cassandra as a service for millions of queries per second and petabytes of data.
Homebrew analytics show 3,989 stable installs in the last 365 days in the formula API, reflecting developer and local-test usage rather than production cluster deployment.
How it is used
The package is used to run Cassandra nodes, start local clusters, interact through `cqlsh`, and administer clusters with tools such as `nodetool`, `sstabledump`, `sstableloader`, and related SSTable utilities. Official docs identify `cassandra.yaml` as the main configuration file and cqlsh as the command-line CQL shell shipped with every Cassandra package.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, Cassandra is a heavy, multi-tool Java database package with config files, shell tools, Python cqlsh behavior, and fast-moving runtime requirements. It is a good test of how a package manager handles daemon-oriented software, Java compatibility, CLI shims, configuration defaults, and large upstream release artifacts.
Timeline
- 2009: Apache Cassandra repository created.
- 2012: Instagram began using Cassandra according to the official case-study page.
- 2016: Bloomberg quote on the official homepage says its engineers turned to Cassandra that year.
- 2026: Homebrew formula packages Apache Cassandra 5.0.8.
Related projects
- CQL and cqlsh are Cassandra's query language and interactive shell surface.
- Reaper for Apache Cassandra is a related operations tool focused on repair scheduling.
- Apache Lucene-derived and storage-engine tooling appears around Cassandra indexing and SSTable operations, but Cassandra ships its own administration tools.
Sources
- https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git
- https://cassandra.apache.org
- https://cassandra.apache.org/_/case-studies.html
- https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest
- https://github.com/apache/cassandra
- https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/README.md
- https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/NEWS.txt
- https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/CHANGES.txt
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/cassandra.json
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/cassandra/cassandra.yaml- Unix
conf/cassandra.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.cassandra/credentials
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
auditlogviewer | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cassandra | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cassandra-stress | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
compaction-stress | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cqlsh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cqlsh.py | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
debug-cql | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
fqltool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
generatetokens | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
hash_password | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jmxtool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nodetool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstabledump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstableexpiredblockers | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstablelevelreset | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstableloader | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstablemetadata | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstableofflinerelevel | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstablepartitions | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstablerepairedset | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstablescrub | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstablesplit | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstableupgrade | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstableutil | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sstableverify | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version5.0.8
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cassandra |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://cassandra.apache.org |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T22:32:06Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
cassandra
nix profile install nixpkgs#cassandra- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cassandra
pacman95%
perl-geoip 1.51-4
GeoIP Perl API
https://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-perl
sudo pacman -S perl-geoip- License: GPL-1.0-or-later AND Artistic-1.0-Perl
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cassandra
MacPorts95%
cassandra
sudo port install cassandra- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cassandra
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation