Datastax Astra

[Charles Herring]

To connect Precinct to DataStax Astra perform the following steps.
In Astra’s Dashboard:

1. Create a new database
2. Create a keyspace called artifacts
3. Create a keyspace called precinct
4. Under “Organization Settings” -> Tokens, select Role -> Administrator User & click “Generate Token”
5. Create a JSON file called creds.json with content {"username":"CLIENT ID","password":"CLIENT SECRET"}. Replace CLIENT ID and CLIENT_SECRET with data created in step 4
6. Return to the Astra Dashboard, click on the database created in Step 1.
7. Click “Connect”, Select Java then “Download Bundle.”
8. Rename the bundle astra.zip

On each Precinct Node:

1. Via SFTP/SCP upload creds.json and astra.zip to /witfooprecinct/astra
2. Via SSH or Console: Run cd /witfooprecinct/astra then unzip astra.zip
3. Via SSH or Console: Run sudo service superintendent restart

After running the steps above on all Precinct nodes, allow 20-30 minutes for the systems to connect and syncronize.

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