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brew install ccm

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overview

Package summary

Create and destroy an Apache Cassandra cluster on localhost

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

ccm

history

Project history and usage

CCM, the Cassandra Cluster Manager, is a Python command-line tool for creating, launching, testing, and destroying local Apache Cassandra clusters. It matters in package-manager catalogs because it packages a repeatable local Cassandra lab into a single executable rather than leaving users to hand-wire several Cassandra nodes.

Project history

The official Apache repository describes CCM as a script and library for creating, managing, and destroying a small Cassandra cluster on a local box for testing. The GitHub repository was created in 2011 and is now hosted under the Apache organization as apache/cassandra-ccm.

The install documentation notes that CCM predates the modern Python packaging defaults and then explains current Python 3, virtualenv, and editable-install workflows, which reflects the project's long life across Cassandra and Python eras.

Adoption history

The official install document points users to PyPI and Homebrew packages, so CCM has been distributed both as a Python package and as a Unix package-manager formula. The input package facts also list Homebrew and MacPorts package names.

How it is used

Typical usage creates a named Cassandra cluster for a given Cassandra release or source tree, populates it with local nodes, starts the nodes, inspects rings or logs, and later removes the cluster. By default, node data and configuration live under ~/.ccm/<cluster_name>/, while downloaded Cassandra releases are cached under ~/.ccm/repository/.

Why package nerds care

CCM is a good example of a package-manager utility whose value is not a single algorithm but a reproducible local topology. It turns Cassandra cluster setup into a developer-facing CLI workflow and is especially useful for tests, demos, compatibility checks, and package maintainers who need disposable Cassandra environments.

Timeline

2011: Official GitHub repository created.
2010s: README documents local multi-node Cassandra cluster creation and versioned Cassandra downloads.
2020s: Install guide documents Python 3, virtualenv, Apple Silicon, and modern macOS caveats.

Related projects

Apache Cassandra is the database system CCM manages locally.
DataStax Enterprise and Hyper Converged Database are mentioned by the README as third-party cluster types supported through CCM extensions.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:cluster

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.

Unix: ~/.ccm/<cluster_name>/

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ccm`	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 version3.1.5

manager updated2026-07-13

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ccm
Version	3.1.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/apache/cassandra-ccm
Repository	https://github.com/apache/cassandra-ccm
Last updated	2026-07-13T12:19:51Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/ccm.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
pkgdb category and tag curation

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