install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ccm

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ccm

MacPorts ports tree · databases/ccm/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Create and destroy an Apache Cassandra cluster on localhost

Project links

Commands and aliases

ccm

history

Project history and usage

CCM, the Cassandra Cluster Manager, is a Python command-line tool for creating, launching, testing, and destroying local Apache Cassandra clusters. It matters in package-manager catalogs because it packages a repeatable local Cassandra lab into a single executable rather than leaving users to hand-wire several Cassandra nodes.

Project history

The official Apache repository describes CCM as a script and library for creating, managing, and destroying a small Cassandra cluster on a local box for testing. The GitHub repository was created in 2011 and is now hosted under the Apache organization as apache/cassandra-ccm.

The install documentation notes that CCM predates the modern Python packaging defaults and then explains current Python 3, virtualenv, and editable-install workflows, which reflects the project's long life across Cassandra and Python eras.

Adoption history

The official install document points users to PyPI and Homebrew packages, so CCM has been distributed both as a Python package and as a Unix package-manager formula. The input package facts also list Homebrew and MacPorts package names.

How it is used

Typical usage creates a named Cassandra cluster for a given Cassandra release or source tree, populates it with local nodes, starts the nodes, inspects rings or logs, and later removes the cluster. By default, node data and configuration live under ~/.ccm/<cluster_name>/, while downloaded Cassandra releases are cached under ~/.ccm/repository/.

Why package nerds care

CCM is a good example of a package-manager utility whose value is not a single algorithm but a reproducible local topology. It turns Cassandra cluster setup into a developer-facing CLI workflow and is especially useful for tests, demos, compatibility checks, and package maintainers who need disposable Cassandra environments.

Timeline

2011: Official GitHub repository created.
2010s: README documents local multi-node Cassandra cluster creation and versioned Cassandra downloads.
2020s: Install guide documents Python 3, virtualenv, Apple Silicon, and modern macOS caveats.

Related projects

Apache Cassandra is the database system CCM manages locally.
DataStax Enterprise and Hyper Converged Database are mentioned by the README as third-party cluster types supported through CCM extensions.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:cluster

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.ccm/<cluster_name>/

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ccm`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.1.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/apache/cassandra-ccm

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/apache/cassandra-ccmnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ccm
Version	3.1.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ccm
Homepage	https://github.com/apache/cassandra-ccm
Repository	https://github.com/apache/cassandra-ccm
Upstream docs	https://github.com/apache/cassandra-ccm#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f1/12/091e82033d53b3802e1ead6b16045c5ecfb03374f8586a4ae4673a914c1a/ccm-3.1.5.tar.gz
Dependencies	libyaml, python@3.14
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	ccm
Version Scheme	0
Revision	5
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts95%

ccm

sudo port install ccm

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ccm

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/ccm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ccm.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install ccm with Homebrew, MacPorts