pithos is a daemon which provides an S3-compatible frontend for storing files in a Cassandra cluster Created by Exoscale pithos provides the ability to build complex object storage topologies spanning multiple regions and focuses on the following:ScalabilityBy relying on Apache Cassandra, pithos splits your files (objects) in small chunks which are replicated across a cluster of machines. This allows pithos to provide the following guarantees:- Fast writes- High Availability- Partition tolerance- CompatibilityWhile there are no wide-spread official standard for object storage, the S3 protocol has become a de-facto standard and has thus been chosen as pithos’ protocol. This means you can start using your favorite S3 tools to work with pithos, such as: More Info »- s3cmd- botoSimplicityPithos was built with ease of use and operability in mind. It should be easy to get started, require as few moving parts as possible and still be relatively easy to extend for larger installations. Pithos is distributed as a single executable JAR-file and relies on a YAML configuration file. As many of the JVM specifics are hidden from the administrator.
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