pithos is a daemon which provides an S3-compatible frontend for storing files in a Cassandra cluster.
pithos provides the ability to build complex object storage topologies spanning multiple regions and focuses on the following:
scalability
by 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 compatibility
while there are no widespread official standard for object storage, the s3 protocol has become a defacto 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:
s3cmd boto
simplicity
pithos 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 jarfile and relies on a yaml configuration file. as many of the jvm specifics are hidden from the administrator.
pithos is sponsored by exoscale
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