diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+apache-cassandra
+
+data
+
 # Ignore the .env files containing environment variables
 .env
 .env.cassandra1
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use the official Cassandra 4.1.3 image
+FROM cassandra:4.1.3
+
+# Environment variables to configure Cassandra
+ENV CASSANDRA_CLUSTER_NAME=TestCluster
+ENV CASSANDRA_NUM_TOKENS=256
+ENV CASSANDRA_DC=DC1
+ENV CASSANDRA_RACK=RAC1
+
+# Create directory for dump files
+RUN mkdir -p /dump
+
+# Copy the CQL script to create the keyspace and tables
+COPY data/dev_keyspace_schema.cql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/dev_keyspace_schema.cql
+
+# Copy the setup script
+COPY scripts/setup.sh /setup.sh
+RUN chmod +x /setup.sh
+
+# Set the entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["/setup.sh"]
+
+# Expose Cassandra ports
+EXPOSE 7000 7001 7199 9042 9160
+
+# Add health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --retries=5 CMD cqlsh -e "DESCRIBE KEYSPACES" || exit 1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+dump:
+
+dump requires nodetool
+in prod, nodetool is in /usr/bin/ 
+
+in dev environment, cassandra has been installed manually and nodetool is not in the path
+
+* dev should be aliegned to prod
+
+
+
+# DOCKER
+
+aggiungere a /etc/host l'entry:
+
+127.0.0.1 cassandra
+
+start composer:
+`docker compose up --build`
+
+check  status:
+`docker exec -it cassandra-cassandra-1 nodetool status`
+
+
+run a single service:
+* cassandra1: `docker-compose up cassandra-cassandra1 --build`
+* cassandra2: `docker-compose up cassandra-cassandra2 --build`
+* ,...
+
+open bash on server
+
+* cassandra1: `docker exec -it cassandra-cassandra1 /bin/sh`
+* cassandra2: `docker exec -it cassandra-cassandra2 /bin/sh`
+* cassandra3: `docker exec -it cassandra-cassandra3 /bin/sh`
+
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  cassandra1:
+    build: .
+    container_name: cassandra1
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    environment:
+      - CASSANDRA_BROADCAST_ADDRESS=cassandra1
+      - PRIMARY_NODE=true
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/dumps/node1:/dump
+      - ./data/volumes/node1:/var/lib/cassandra
+      - ./logs/node1:/var/log/cassandra
+    ports:
+      - "9042:9042"
+    networks:
+      - cassandra-net
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-e", "DESCRIBE KEYSPACES"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 5
+
+  cassandra2:
+    build: .
+    container_name: cassandra2
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    environment:
+      - CASSANDRA_BROADCAST_ADDRESS=cassandra2
+      - PRIMARY_NODE=false
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/dumps/node2:/dump
+      - ./data/volumes/node2:/var/lib/cassandra
+      - ./logs/node2:/var/log/cassandra
+    networks:
+      - cassandra-net
+    depends_on:
+      cassandra1:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-e", "DESCRIBE KEYSPACES"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 5
+
+  cassandra3:
+    build: .
+    container_name: cassandra3
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    environment:
+      - CASSANDRA_BROADCAST_ADDRESS=cassandra3
+      - PRIMARY_NODE=false
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/dumps/node3:/dump
+      - ./data/volumes/node3:/var/lib/cassandra
+      - ./logs/node3:/var/log/cassandra
+    networks:
+      - cassandra-net
+    depends_on:
+      cassandra2:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-e", "DESCRIBE KEYSPACES"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 5
+
+networks:
+  cassandra-net:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/dump.sh b/dump.sh
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+++ b/dump.sh
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+```sh
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Configuration
+KEYSPACE="dev_keyspace"
+LOCAL_DIR="data/dumps"
+NODES=("cass-dev-01" "cass-dev-02" "cass-dev-03")
+SSH_USER="alfredo.oliviero"
+SNAPSHOT_PATH="/data/$KEYSPACE"
+NODETOOL="/home/alfredo.oliviero/apache-cassandra-4.1.3/bin/nodetool"
+CQLSH="/home/alfredo.oliviero/apache-cassandra-4.1.3/bin/cqlsh"
+CQLSH_IP="10.1.28.100"
+
+# Function to create snapshot and copy it locally
+snapshot_and_copy() {
+    NODE=$1
+    NODE_NAME=$2
+    echo "Removing old snapshots on $NODE"
+    ssh $SSH_USER@$NODE "$NODETOOL clearsnapshot --all -- $KEYSPACE"
+
+    echo "Creating snapshot on $NODE"
+    ssh $SSH_USER@$NODE "$NODETOOL snapshot $KEYSPACE"
+
+    # Find the snapshot path and copy it if it exists
+    TABLES=$(ssh $SSH_USER@$NODE "ls $SNAPSHOT_PATH")
+    rm -rf $LOCAL_DIR/$NODE_NAME
+    for TABLE in $TABLES; do
+        SNAPSHOT_DIR="$SNAPSHOT_PATH/$TABLE/snapshots"
+        if ssh $SSH_USER@$NODE "test -d $SNAPSHOT_DIR"; then
+            echo "Copying snapshot for table $TABLE from $NODE to $LOCAL_DIR/$NODE_NAME/$TABLE"
+            mkdir -p $LOCAL_DIR/$NODE_NAME/$TABLE
+            rsync -C -r $SSH_USER@$NODE:$SNAPSHOT_DIR/ $LOCAL_DIR/$NODE_NAME/$TABLE
+        else
+            echo "No snapshot found for table $TABLE on $NODE"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Export keyspace schema from the first node
+echo "Exporting keyspace schema for $KEYSPACE from ${NODES[0]}"
+ssh $SSH_USER@${NODES[0]} "$CQLSH $CQLSH_IP -e \"DESCRIBE KEYSPACE $KEYSPACE;\"" > data/dev_keyspace_schema.cql
+
+# Create local directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p $LOCAL_DIR
+
+# Perform snapshot and copy for each node in parallel
+NODE_INDEX=1
+for NODE in "${NODES[@]}"; do
+    snapshot_and_copy $NODE "node$NODE_INDEX" &
+    NODE_INDEX=$((NODE_INDEX + 1))
+done
+
+# Wait for all background jobs to finish
+wait
+
+echo "Backup completed."
+
+# Display sizes of dumps
+echo "Total size of each node dump directory:"
+du -sh data/dumps/node1
+du -sh data/dumps/node2
+du -sh data/dumps/node3
+
+echo "Total size of all dump directories:"
+du -sh data/dumps/*
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+KEYSPACE="dev_keyspace"
+
+# Start Cassandra in the background
+cassandra -R &
+
+# Wait for Cassandra to be ready
+echo "Waiting for Cassandra to start..."
+until cqlsh -e "SHOW HOST" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+  sleep 2
+done
+
+if [ "$PRIMARY_NODE" = "true" ]; then
+  # Check if the keyspace exists
+  echo "Checking if keyspace $KEYSPACE exists..."
+  if ! cqlsh -e "DESCRIBE KEYSPACE $KEYSPACE;" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Keyspace $KEYSPACE does not exist. Creating keyspace and tables..."
+    cqlsh -f /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/dev_keyspace_schema.cql
+  else
+    echo "Keyspace $KEYSPACE already exists. Skipping creation."
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Copy snapshots to the Cassandra data directory
+echo "Copying snapshots..."
+cp -r $DUMP_DIR/* /var/lib/cassandra/data/
+
+# Import snapshots into the Cassandra data directory
+echo "Importing snapshots..."
+for table in $(ls $DUMP_DIR); do
+  nodetool import $KEYSPACE $table
+done
+
+# Keep the container running
+tail -f /dev/null