Download ScyllaDB JDBC Driver

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About the ScyllaDB JDBC driver

A JDBC driver is a Java .jar library that lets applications connect to ScyllaDB. DbSchema uses JDBC to reverse engineer schemas, run SQL, and generate documentation. Driver files are usually published by the database vendor or an open-source project.

JDBC URL format

Host, port, database name, and SSL options are passed in a URL starting with jdbc:. Each ScyllaDB driver uses its own syntax — see the connection details below.

The ScyllaDB JDBC driver

ScyllaDB is a high-performance, Cassandra-compatible NoSQL database written in C++, offering significantly lower latency and higher throughput than Apache Cassandra due to its shard-per-core architecture. It is used for high-throughput workloads like ad targeting, IoT telemetry, and real-time leaderboards.

ScyllaDB is wire-compatible with Cassandra. For connecting we use our own open-source JDBC driver, available on GitHub.

The ScyllaDB JDBC URL

Required File(s): scylladb-driver.jar
Java Driver Class: com.dbschema.ScyllaDB.JdbcDriver
JDBC URL: jdbc:scylladb://host1[:port1][,host2[:port2],...[,hostN[:portN]]][/[keyspace];dataCenter[&options]]
Website: DbSchema.com

The driver is written on top of the native ScyllaDB Java Driver. For connecting to multiple hosts you can pass an URL like: jdbc:scylladb://host1[:port1][,host2[:port2],...[,hostN[:portN]]][/[keyspace];dataCenter[&options]]

Find the DataCenter using nodetool status or nodetool -h ::FFFF:127.0.0.1 status

Connecting to ScyllaDB with SSL

Connecting using SSL is possible setting the parameters: javax.net.ssl.trustStore=/path/to/client.truststore&javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=password123& javax.net.ssl.keyStore=/path/to/client.keystore&javax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword=password123
These parameters can be also set in DbSchema.vmoptions file in the installation folder or ./DbSchema.app/Contents/vmoptions.txt on Mac OS, and add:

    -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/path/to/client.truststore
    -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=password123
    # If you're using client authentication:
    -Djavax.net.ssl.keyStore=/path/to/client.keystore
    -Djavax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword=password123

Downloading the ScyllaDB JDBC Driver

Download ScyllaDB JDBC Driver

The driver archive is a zip file. Unzip the downloaded archive to get the driver files. The driver source code can be found on GitHub repository. Check the GitHub link for details on how to use the driver and configure SSL.

The driver is written on top of the standard DataStax Java driver.

DbSchema and ScyllaDB

ScyllaDB is wire-compatible with Cassandra, so DbSchema connects using the Cassandra JDBC driver. Use DbSchema to browse ScyllaDB keyspaces, tables, and materialized views as visual schemas.