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.. panel-box:: :title: Planning and Setup :id: "getting-started" :class: my-panel

  • :doc:ScyllaDB Seed Nodes </kb/seed-nodes> - Introduction on the purpose and role of Seed Nodes in ScyllaDB as well as configuration tips.
  • :doc:Compaction </kb/compaction> - To free up disk space and speed up reads, ScyllaDB must do compaction operations.
  • :doc:DPDK mode </kb/dpdk-hardware> - Learn to select and configure networking for DPDK mode
  • :doc:POSIX networking for ScyllaDB </kb/posix> - ScyllaDB's POSIX mode works on all physical and virtual network devices and is useful for development work.
  • :doc:System Limits </kb/system-limits> - Outlines the system limits which should be set or removed
  • :doc:Run ScyllaDB as a custom user:group </kb/custom-user> - Configure the ScyllaDB and supporting services to run as a custom user:group.
  • :doc:How to Set up a Swap Space Using a File </kb/set-up-swap> - Outlines the steps you need to take to set up a swap space.

.. panel-box:: :title: ScyllaDB under the hood :id: "getting-started" :class: my-panel

  • :doc:Gossip in ScyllaDB </kb/gossip> - ScyllaDB, like Cassandra, uses a type of protocol called “gossip” to exchange metadata about the identities of nodes in a cluster. Here's how it works behind the scenes.
  • :doc:ScyllaDB consistency quiz for administrators </kb/quiz-administrators> - How much do you know about NoSQL, from the administrator point of view?
  • :doc:ScyllaDB Memory Usage </kb/memory-usage> - Short explanation how ScyllaDB manages memory
  • :doc:ScyllaDB Nodes are Unresponsive </kb/unresponsive-nodes> - How to handle swap in ScyllaDB
  • :doc:CQL Query Does Not Display Entire Result Set </kb/cqlsh-more> - What to do when a CQL query doesn't display the entire result set.
  • :doc:Snapshots and Disk Utilization </kb/disk-utilization> - How snapshots affect disk utilization
  • :doc:ScyllaDB Snapshots </kb/snapshots> - What ScyllaDB snapshots are, what they are used for, and how they get created and removed.
  • :doc:How does ScyllaDB LWT Differ from Apache Cassandra ? </kb/lwt-differences> - How does ScyllaDB's implementation of lightweight transactions differ from Apache Cassandra?
  • :doc:If a query does not reveal enough results </kb/cqlsh-results>
  • :doc:How to Change gc_grace_seconds for a Table </kb/gc-grace-seconds> - How to change the gc_grace_seconds parameter and prevent data resurrection.
  • :doc:How to flush old tombstones from a table </kb/tombstones-flush> - How to remove old tombstones from SSTables.
  • :doc:How to Safely Increase the Replication Factor </kb/rf-increase>
  • :doc:Facts about TTL, Compaction, and gc_grace_seconds <ttl-facts>
  • :doc:Efficient Tombstone Garbage Collection in ICS <garbage-collection-ics>

Note: The KB article for social readers has been removed. Instead, please look at lessons on ScyllaDB University <https://university.scylladb.com/>_ or the Care Pet example <https://care-pet.docs.scylladb.com/master/>_

.. panel-box:: :title: Configuring and Integrating ScyllaDB :id: "getting-started" :class: my-panel

  • :doc:NTP configuration for ScyllaDB </kb/ntp> - ScyllaDB depends on an accurate system clock. Learn to configure NTP for your data store and applications.
  • :doc:ScyllaDB and Spark integration </kb/scylla-and-spark-integration> - How to run an example Spark application that uses ScyllaDB to store data?
  • :doc:Map CPUs to ScyllaDB Shards </kb/map-cpu> - Mapping between CPUs and ScyllaDB shards
  • :doc:Customizing CPUSET </kb/customizing-cpuset>
  • :doc:Recreate RAID devices </kb/raid-device> - How to recreate your RAID devices without running scylla-setup
  • :doc:Configure ScyllaDB Networking with Multiple NIC/IP Combinations </kb/yaml-address> - examples for setting the different IP addresses in scylla.yaml
  • :doc:Kafka Sink Connector Quickstart </using-scylla/integrations/kafka-connector>
  • :doc:Kafka Sink Connector Configuration </using-scylla/integrations/sink-config>

.. panel-box:: :title: Analyzing ScyllaDB :id: "getting-started" :class: my-panel

  • :doc:Using the perf utility with ScyllaDB </kb/use-perf> - Using the perf utility to analyze ScyllaDB
  • :doc:Debug your database with Flame Graphs </kb/flamegraph> - How to setup and run a Flame Graph
  • :doc:Decoding Stack Traces </kb/decode-stack-trace> - How to decode stack traces in ScyllaDB Logs
  • :doc:Counting all rows in a table </kb/count-all-rows> - Why counting all rows in a table often leads to a timeout