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Installing on Windows

The easiest way to install Cassandra on Windows is to use the DataStax Community Edition. DataStax is a company that provides enterprise-level support for Cassandra; they also release Cassandra packages at both free and paid tiers. The DataStax Community Edition is free and does not differ from the Apache package in any meaningful way.

DataStax offers a graphical installer for Cassandra on Windows, which is available for download at http://planetcassandra.org/cassandra.

On this page, locate MSI Installer (32 bit or 64 bit depending on your operating system) under Download DataStax Community Edition v3.0.9. Install the downloaded binary:

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