# Tutorial: Loading data into Amazon Keyspaces using DSBulk
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This step-by-step tutorial guides you through migrating data from Apache Cassandra to Amazon Keyspaces using the DataStax Bulk Loader (DSBulk) available on [GitHub](https://github.com/datastax/dsbulk.git). Using DSBulk is useful to upload datasets to Amazon Keyspaces for academic or test purposes. For more information about how to migrate production workloads, see [Offline migration process: Apache Cassandra to Amazon Keyspaces](migrating-offline.md). In this tutorial, you complete the following steps.

Prerequisites – Set up an AWS account with credentials, create a JKS trust store file for the certificate, configure `cqlsh`, download and install DSBulk, and configure an `application.conf` file. 

1. **Create source CSV and target table** – Prepare a CSV file as the source data and create the target keyspace and table in Amazon Keyspaces.

1. **Prepare the data** – Randomize the data in the CSV file and analyze it to determine the average and maximum row sizes.

1. **Set throughput capacity** – Calculate the required write capacity units (WCUs) based on the data size and desired load time, and configure the table's provisioned capacity.

1. **Configure DSBulk settings** – Create a DSBulk configuration file with settings like authentication, SSL/TLS, consistency level, and connection pool size.

1. **Run the DSBulk load command** – Run the DSBulk load command to upload the data from the CSV file to the Amazon Keyspaces table, and monitor the progress.

**Topics**
+ [Prerequisites: Steps you have to complete before you can upload data with DSBulk](dsbulk-upload-prequs.md)
+ [Step 1: Create the source CSV file and a target table for the data upload using DSBulk](dsbulk-upload-source.md)
+ [Step 2: Prepare the data to upload using DSBulk](dsbulk-upload-prepare-data.md)
+ [Step 3: Set the throughput capacity for the target table](dsbulk-upload-capacity.md)
+ [Step 4: Configure `DSBulk` settings to upload data from the CSV file to the target table](dsbulk-upload-config.md)
+ [Step 5: Run the DSBulk `load` command to upload data from the CSV file to the target table](dsbulk-upload-run.md)