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Version: 3.4 (unsupported)
    Features and pricing

    Getting Started with ScalarDB on DynamoDB

    Overview​

    This document briefly explains how you can get started with ScalarDB on DynamoDB with a simple electronic money application.

    Install prerequisites​

    ScalarDB is written in Java. So the following software is required to run it.

    • Oracle JDK 8 (OpenJDK 8) or higher
    • Other libraries used from the above are automatically installed through gradle

    From here, we assume Oracle JDK 8 is properly installed in your local environment.

    Configure ScalarDB​

    The scalardb.properties (getting-started/scalardb.properties) file holds the configuration for ScalarDB. You need to update contact_points with AWS region, username with your AWS access key id, password with your AWS access secret key and storage with dynamo.

    # Comma separated contact points
    scalar.db.contact_points=<REGION>

    # Port number for all the contact points. Default port number for each database is used if empty.
    #scalar.db.contact_port=

    # Credential information to access the database
    scalar.db.username=<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>
    scalar.db.password=<AWS_ACCESS_SECRET_KEY>

    # Storage implementation. Either cassandra or cosmos or dynamo or jdbc can be set. Default storage is cassandra.
    scalar.db.storage=dynamo

    Please follow Getting Started with ScalarDB to run the application.