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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.

2026.1.15¶

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Region	x86 AMI ID	Launch x86	ARM AMI ID	Launch ARM
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)	ami-077f4ab06adff6deb	Node / Cluster	ami-0746ec252d7a1ad88	Node / Cluster
Africa (Cape Town)	ami-0e4f2ed982f8d579e	Node / Cluster	ami-02bcc31d266cd6597	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)	ami-03b58ce72048004af	Node / Cluster	ami-0d2222e1097d55ad8	Node / Cluster
Europe (Stockholm)	ami-08f88ec9fe2cd5b36	Node / Cluster	ami-0a1347e9a99ce6f28	Node / Cluster
Europe (Paris)	ami-0530fd9e9d3124531	Node / Cluster	ami-0cf699182e1fe236b	Node / Cluster
Europe (Milan)	ami-09fcb940e9c02c3d7	Node / Cluster	ami-0c4647e3ea50a918a	Node / Cluster
Europe (London)	ami-0eba407292249f418	Node / Cluster	ami-05048115f6bd26f80	Node / Cluster
Europe (Ireland)	ami-0a1d8520f053c1c07	Node / Cluster	ami-0b125c5a1a279e701	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Osaka)	ami-0622d09cefd23e834	Node / Cluster	ami-072e19f79a9962d16	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Seoul)	ami-04dbe8acddd1c5d8d	Node / Cluster	ami-0f33a613b7386c0bd	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)	ami-08b025569e703c490	Node / Cluster	ami-0afd36f9acc48c380	Node / Cluster
Israel (Tel Aviv)	ami-0133941cef06c7466	Node / Cluster	ami-01b7d5c3a44f48f5c	Node / Cluster
Canada (Central)	ami-0149c61f32cc042ad	Node / Cluster	ami-0da61f8eac3cc7518	Node / Cluster
South America (Sao Paulo)	ami-041a37a146aef9838	Node / Cluster	ami-0f0f8c940308a12a2	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)	ami-0e1bba495fe069eb1	Node / Cluster	ami-01cdbbc5d2fe4f791	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Singapore)	ami-0aec5cceb728f8b1a	Node / Cluster	ami-07ebf8cdd2f668f49	Node / Cluster
Asia Pacific (Sydney)	ami-02e367ca41557d658	Node / Cluster	ami-080df99c476a5f790	Node / Cluster
Europe (Frankfurt)	ami-0830f43cca9f9ac27	Node / Cluster	ami-096aa81862bff8e4e	Node / Cluster
US East (N. Virginia)	ami-0322d79e1fdaace6d	Node / Cluster	ami-01e09c1895bb3f2b9	Node / Cluster
US East (Ohio)	ami-055b97eeab08499ea	Node / Cluster	ami-00ef1e6a3285edd73	Node / Cluster
US West (N. California)	ami-04826e03d924db85c	Node / Cluster	ami-0a67b12ce107e2776	Node / Cluster
US West (Oregon)	ami-03949d773ff61ff3f	Node / Cluster	ami-0197e61ddaff985ab	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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