YCQL Development

YugabyteDB is the leading open source, distributed SQL database. The database has two APIs: YCQL and YSQL.

This repository is a lab resource in the free, YugabyteDB YCQL Development course from Yugabyte University.

YugabyteDB YCQL Development

Enroll for FREE at ... Yugabyte University.

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To start the Gitpod environment, which is also free to use, select the link below.

Gitpod is an on-demand developer environment for a GitHub, Git, or BitBucket workspace. It's super easy to use, offers 50 hours of free use per month, and only requires a chromium based browser.

Using Gitpod, you can run the notebook files in an on-demand VS Code, browser based environment. 😎

New to Github and Gitpod? Here's how to start...

• First, create a Github account. It's free. https://github.com/join Then, in a browser, open the Gitpod link for the GitHub repository. It's a prefix - gitpod.io/# - and entire URL for the repository. For example, gitpod.io/#https://github.com/gitpod-io/website
• Optionally, to make this a seamless one click installation, install the Gitpod browser extension. To learn more about the extension, see https://www.gitpod.io/docs/browser-extension
• You will need to authorize Gitpod to use your GitHub account. Select Authorize gitpod.io.
• Select your default editor, VS Code Browser. Select Continue.
• Depending on the image configuration, it may take a few minutes for the image to build and to deploy to workspace.

Start Gitpod for YCQL Development

Here is the link to start the repository using Gitpod:

• YCQL Development

Once started, you can close the Get Started tab. Verify the following:

• 3 nodes running in the Terminal output
• The Lab Requirements and Setup notebook is open
• Follow the instructions in the notebook and run the notebook cells one-by-one!

Manage your Gitpod workspaces

You can start, restart, and delete your Gitpod workspaces. After you sign in to Gitpod, visit https://gitpod.io/workspaces. You can open, download, rename, pin, share, and delete your workspaces.

FAQS

Will this repository or similar be made available at github.com/yugabyte?

• Currently, no. Gitpod is not available for the Yugabyte account.

What is Gitpod?

• Gitpod is a free developer service that makes it easy for maintainers to automate any non-executable setup instructions as code. Gitpod is part of Github.com. Gitpod launches pre-configured containers for a given project.

How much does Gitpod cost?

• Gitpod is free for the first 50 hours of usage for a given month. To learn more, see https://www.gitpod.io/pricing.

How can I sign up for Gitpod?

• Sign up for a Github.com account.
• To install the Gitpod browser extension, check out https://www.gitpod.io/docs/quickstart#installing-the-gitpod-browser-extension.

How do I start?

• Simply select this link: https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/YugabyteDB-University/YCQL-Development

Why does it take 5 minutes to start up?

• Gitpod builds a docker image for VS Code, related extensions, and YugabyteDB. This takes a few minutes. However, after your image is created, subsequent launches will be much faster.

Where can I find help and support?

• You can ask questions in the discussion forum for this lab in the course player at Yugabyte University. Enroll for FREE at Yugabyte University.

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Version History

Here is a list of recent changes:

• 2025.04.16
  • Update to YugabyteDB to 2.20.1
  • Reverted to use Python 3.11.8
• 2024.01.30
  • Update to YugabyteDB to 2.20.1
  • Change to use Python 3.10.1
• 2023.06.21
  • Update to YugabyteDB to 2.19
  • Change to use Python 3.9.6
  • Fix typos and screenshots for kernel selection