title: Hector for Cassandra
body: <p>I can't set up Hector for Cassandra. I've looked through the <a href="https://github.com/rantav/hector">documentation</a> and the <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/Hector">Cassandra wiki</a>. The problem with these docs is that  a lot of the information there is outdated, or minimalistic (or I'm lacking knowledge). Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone can provide some rough simplistic guide as to how to go about installing it.</p>
  
  <p>I'm aiming to build a JSP page that can use the Cassandra database. </p>
  
  <p>What I've done so far:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>I've downloaded Hector 1.0-2 and Cassandra 1.0.7.</li>
  <li>I've set up Cassandra and checked it works (used CLI to create new columns using keys)</li>
  <li>Tried unpacking the <code>me.prettyprint.cassandra</code> into the Java project directory but still nothing.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I'm also not sure where to get the thrift API (or how to install it)? And, if i need it at all? </p>
  
  <p>Any help would be appreciated.</p>