Learn about Apache Kafka and its ecosystem in 20 minutes.

What is Apache Kafka?

Learn how Kafka works, get a strong understanding of the different components

Kafka Fundamentals

Understanding Kafka

Starting Kafka

Learn how to use Kafka Command Line Interface (CLI)

Kafka CLI Tutorials

How to interact with Kafka programmatically?

Kafka Programming Tutorials

Practice using Kafka

Kafka Advanced Concepts

Series of advanced tutorials on important Kafka administration subjects

Kafka Administration

Next Level Kafka

Live local cluster with Schema Registry in a few seconds

Your cluster is live and ready to go

Screenshot show how to start a Kafka cluster quickly with Conduktor

Start Kafka clusters in seconds with Conduktor

Get a free Kafka cluster with Conduktor Platform

wget -O- https://apt.corretto.aws/corretto.key | sudo apt-key add - 
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://apt.corretto.aws stable main'
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install -y java-11-amazon-corretto-jdk

openjdk version "11.0.10" 2021-01-19 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-11.0.10.9.1 (build 11.0.10+9-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-11.0.10.9.1 (build 11.0.10+9-LTS, mixed mode)shell

The download page for Apache Kafka where you can download and install Kafka.

Install Kafka - Apache Kafka Download

wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/kafka/3.0.0/kafka_2.13-3.0.0.tgz

tar xzf kafka_2.12-3.0.0.tgz
mv kafka_2.12-3.0.0 ~

~/kafka_2.13-3.0.0/bin/kafka-storage.sh random-uuid

~/kafka_2.13-3.0.0/bin/kafka-storage.sh format -t <uuid> -c ~/kafka_2.13-3.0.0/config/kraft/server.properties

~/kafka_2.13-3.0.0/bin/kafka-server-start.sh ~/kafka_2.13-3.0.0/config/kraft/server.properties

Screenshot of Terminal text showing how to start Zookeeper for Apache Kafka when installing

Starting Zookeeper - Terminal

Start and run Apache Kafka on Linux without Zookeeper.

How to Install Apache Kafka on Linux without Zookeeper? (KRaft mode)

Learn how to start and run Apache Kafka on Linux without Zookeeper. This Kafka quick start guide for Kafka KRaft mode on Linux shows you how.

Learn how to quick start Kafka without Zookeeper on Linux. This lesson shows how to start and run your Kafka setup in KRaft mode on Linux.