Obtaining database credentials:
To connect to your Cassandra database, download the secure database bundle from the DataStax Astra console that contains the connection credentials.
Procedure
- From the Databases page, under Actions, click the ellipsis (…) for the database you want to connect to and select Connection details.
- In the Connection Details window, click Download secure connect bundle to download the secure-connect-database_name.zip file.
This file contains the security certificates and credentials for your database.
Tip: Alternatively, you can right-click the Download credentials link, copy the link source, and then use a curl
command to download the secure-connect-database_name.zip file:
curl -L "<secure-connect-database_name-download-URL>" > database_name.zip
What's next
Use one of the following methods to
connect to your Cassandra database to issue CQL commands and begin developing your application.