Tutorial prerequisites and considerations

Before you start this tutorial, follow the AWS setup instructions in Accessing Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra). These steps include signing up for AWS and creating an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) user with access to Amazon Keyspaces.

Additionally, if you're completing the tutorial using cqlsh or an Apache 2.0 licensed Cassandra client driver, complete the setup instructions in Using cqlsh to connect to Amazon Keyspaces.

After completing the prerequisite steps, proceed to Tutorial Step 1: Create a keyspace and a table in Amazon Keyspaces.