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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.

2026.1.10¶

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Region	x86 AMI ID	Launch x86	ARM AMI ID	Launch ARM
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)	ami-065e05c74475f4228	Node / Cluster	ami-097fd862c4a9f2b9f	Node / Cluster
Africa (Cape Town)	ami-0c944ab571c95f407	Node / Cluster	ami-003c1ba5c63fafbab	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)	ami-0d37bd8448d46d6da	Node / Cluster	ami-0ae5593fadaebb473	Node / Cluster
Europe (Stockholm)	ami-0c368cde5416b622b	Node / Cluster	ami-07aa3b65845deac8d	Node / Cluster
Europe (Paris)	ami-0a08bd2b3f414bc1e	Node / Cluster	ami-000f2c3da23e2dd99	Node / Cluster
Europe (Milan)	ami-083640673cc95fab5	Node / Cluster	ami-02ea140ca0bb2b775	Node / Cluster
Europe (London)	ami-0fe7c7f033cca054d	Node / Cluster	ami-0c1eb480bcd550779	Node / Cluster
Europe (Ireland)	ami-0f795862b47cfb83f	Node / Cluster	ami-061b7da4d89f31762	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Osaka)	ami-018c67ba9c9e8b362	Node / Cluster	ami-0cbc5491c0fcd1253	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Seoul)	ami-08e9d5db71a2856e7	Node / Cluster	ami-03ec83da95d6e5525	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)	ami-00e58d8fd9dec5841	Node / Cluster	ami-08b47e47fed4901e4	Node / Cluster
Israel (Tel Aviv)	ami-07fba79fad9c69f62	Node / Cluster	ami-06e292eda53a639e9	Node / Cluster
Canada (Central)	ami-00c13ef888c0754b0	Node / Cluster	ami-061fb0d05a273395c	Node / Cluster
South America (Sao Paulo)	ami-0ea8646a1a9f8790f	Node / Cluster	ami-0dcb10e62ca21921f	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)	ami-0084b33069ef9e969	Node / Cluster	ami-0d9cea3be5a02930a	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Singapore)	ami-08478ddd620221788	Node / Cluster	ami-03eada86d080d66e4	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Sydney)	ami-02c0445d4dda19da9	Node / Cluster	ami-0b532f3e4bfccae8a	Node / Cluster
Europe (Frankfurt)	ami-039200e16e4045d35	Node / Cluster	ami-0f2d82b23559025d3	Node / Cluster
US East (N. Virginia)	ami-022d607c6b77831d3	Node / Cluster	ami-090589606dd14b718	Node / Cluster
US East (Ohio)	ami-081dd2ed4246364dd	Node / Cluster	ami-0ccf92ff93eca06fb	Node / Cluster
US West (N. California)	ami-0c2a5de4a3e6f7341	Node / Cluster	ami-0650730285eae2adc	Node / Cluster
US West (Oregon)	ami-03fb6ebba60ae7955	Node / Cluster	ami-04c187058198e741b	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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