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Launch ScyllaDB 2026.1 on AWS¶

This article will guide you through self-managed ScyllaDB deployment on AWS. For a fully-managed deployment of ScyllaDB as-a-service, see ScyllaDB Cloud documentation.

Launching Instances from ScyllaDB AMI¶

Choose your region, and click the Node link to open the EC2 instance creation wizard.

The following table shows the latest patch release. See AWS Images for earlier releases.

2026.1.14¶

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Region	x86 AMI ID	Launch x86	ARM AMI ID	Launch ARM
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)	ami-020aebd2cf0cc0bb6	Node / Cluster	ami-0327929296b885865	Node / Cluster
Africa (Cape Town)	ami-0972cac56ca1c9445	Node / Cluster	ami-04ec578b1da6aea09	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)	ami-0e64a7f04df03bc11	Node / Cluster	ami-003fe08a864ac6792	Node / Cluster
Europe (Stockholm)	ami-08c41e1d3870f9ca4	Node / Cluster	ami-0d9f8d921baecef41	Node / Cluster
Europe (Paris)	ami-00e50fdefa3ee3d9c	Node / Cluster	ami-0c3ad85de6d8fac9b	Node / Cluster
Europe (Milan)	ami-095003f748810f9ef	Node / Cluster	ami-0948e86d8295848a3	Node / Cluster
Europe (London)	ami-0c4358fe69260a08a	Node / Cluster	ami-0b2467a4dd5964d6f	Node / Cluster
Europe (Ireland)	ami-031a6d587150bdb9e	Node / Cluster	ami-063729f5ede21debf	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Osaka)	ami-0f5fec25fe1330575	Node / Cluster	ami-08dc9c250e2f17888	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Seoul)	ami-0240c8b09687342c5	Node / Cluster	ami-0ff9cbfc949ee12ba	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)	ami-0617b80b06e3d0668	Node / Cluster	ami-0e5bf0865144014f1	Node / Cluster
Israel (Tel Aviv)	ami-02db10dda8b24dbaa	Node / Cluster	ami-08b26a6097459b006	Node / Cluster
Canada (Central)	ami-0303e66adefb62dc2	Node / Cluster	ami-0590e2d6df207e1a3	Node / Cluster
South America (Sao Paulo)	ami-0b27c35f0e44a7e20	Node / Cluster	ami-0887698b67e119637	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)	ami-0da2a3d88c7be2c49	Node / Cluster	ami-09efadbb082836bf2	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Singapore)	ami-05e9a59f69013dede	Node / Cluster	ami-06a6b71b85ea7a470	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Sydney)	ami-08a67d0bf26fd9273	Node / Cluster	ami-05dc1b00b6f808071	Node / Cluster
Europe (Frankfurt)	ami-07c9aae4d9339bc50	Node / Cluster	ami-01498af7b2a2d686f	Node / Cluster
US East (N. Virginia)	ami-0aa103f8dcbec4b39	Node / Cluster	ami-04e3241fa8c7b44e0	Node / Cluster
US East (Ohio)	ami-03dfabe9fcedbf7da	Node / Cluster	ami-0fc98cc6010caf5b3	Node / Cluster
US West (N. California)	ami-0ad0a291d749c54bc	Node / Cluster	ami-0b279830ba59a92d5	Node / Cluster
US West (Oregon)	ami-0ceeaa67bc746c937	Node / Cluster	ami-09cf9ef2189ead728	Node / Cluster

Choose the instance type. See Cloud Instance Recommendations for AWS for the list of recommended instances.

Other instance types will work, but with lesser performance. If you choose an instance type other than the recommended ones, make sure to run the scylla_setup script.
Configure your instance details.
- Number of instances – If you are launching more than one instance, make sure to correctly set the IP of the first instance with the seeds parameter - either in the User Data (see below) or after launch.
- Network – Configure the network settings.
  - Select your VPC.
  - Configure the security group. Ensure that all ScyllaDB ports are open.
- Advanced Details> User Data – Here, you can add ScyllaDB configuration options in the JSON format. See scylla.yaml for information about supported options.
  
  The following example shows a configuration using the most popular options.
  - cluster_name - The name of the cluster.
  - seed_provider - The IP of the first node. New nodes will use the IP of this seed node to connect to the cluster and learn the cluster topology and state. See ScyllaDB Seed Nodes.
  - post_configuration_script - A base64 encoded bash script that will be executed after the configuration is completed.
  - start_scylla_on_first_boot - Starts ScyllaDB once the configuration is completed.
  Example:
```
{
     "scylla_yaml": {
         "cluster_name": "test-cluster",
         "seed_provider": [{"class_name": "org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider",
                            "parameters": [{"seeds": "10.0.219.209"}]}],
     },
     "post_configuration_script": "#! /bin/bash\nyum install cloud-init-cfn",
     "start_scylla_on_first_boot": true
}
```
  For full documentation of ScyllaDB AMI user data, see the ScyllaDB Image documentation.
Add storage.
- ScyllaDB AMI requires XFS to work. You must attach at least one drive for ScyllaDB to use as XFS for the data directory. When attaching more than one drive, the AMI setup will install RAID0 on all of them.
- The ScyllaDB AMI requires at least two instance store volumes. The ScyllaDB data directory will be formatted with XFS when the instance first boots. ScyllaDB will fail to start if only one volume is configured.
Tag your instance.
Click Launch Cluster. You now have a running ScyllaDB cluster on EC2.
Connect to the servers using the username scyllaadm.
```
ssh -i your-key-pair.pem scyllaadm@ec2-public-ip
```
The default file paths:
- The scylla.yaml file: /etc/scylla/scylla.yaml
- Data: /var/lib/scylla/
To check that the ScyllaDB server is running, run:
```
nodetool status
```

Next Steps¶

Configure ScyllaDB
Manage your clusters with ScyllaDB Manager
Monitor your cluster and data with ScyllaDB Monitoring
Get familiar with ScyllaDB’s command line reference guide.
Learn about ScyllaDB at ScyllaDB University

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