User Docs

User Docs

Everything you need to install, configure, and use CQLite.

CQLite reads Cassandra 5.0 SSTables directly from disk — no cluster, no JVM, no daemon required.

In this section

Getting started

• Quick Start — run your first query in under five minutes
• Installation — prebuilt binaries, cargo, pip, npm paths for all platforms

Reference

• CLI Reference — all flags, subcommands, and one-shot / REPL / TUI modes
• Output Formats — JSON, CSV, Parquet
• Python Bindings — cqlite-py API reference
• Node.js Bindings — @cqlite/node API reference

Topics

• Write Support — offline SSTable writing, flush, compaction (M5)
• Limitations — what CQLite can and cannot read (format matrix, known gaps)
• Troubleshooting — common problems and fixes
• Use Cases — Cassandra sidecar, data science, services, operational scenarios

Quick links

• GitHub Repository
• API Reference
• SSTable Format Guide — 22-chapter deep dive into the on-disk format