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

Kafka Topics Advanced

What are the default configurations of a Kafka topic, and how can we change it?

How to change a Kafka Topic Configuration using the CLI?

Learn what the default configurations of a Kafka topic are, and how to make changes to the Kafka topic configuration via the CLI.

Advanced Kafka Topic Tutorial about Kafka Topic Configuration and how to change the topic configuration using CLI.

How to change Kafka Topic Configuration with CLI

How to change a Kafka Topic Configuration using the CLI? | Learn Kafka

How Kafka handles storage such as file format and indexes?

Kafka Topic Internals: Segments and Indexes

Advanced Kafka Topic tutorial about how Kafka handles storage such as file formats and indexes.

Advanced Kafka Topic tutorial about how Kafka handles storage such as file formats, indexes, Kafka segments and Kafka Internals.

Kafka Topic Internals - Segments and Indexes

Kafka Topic Internals: Segments and Indexes | Learn Apache Kafka

Learn how to configure Kafka Topic Retention and define the default Kafka Retention Policy for a Topic

Kafka Topic Configuration: Log Retention

Advanced Kafka Topic tutorial about Kafka Topic Retention and deletion of old log segments based on retention time (kafka retention ms) or size

Advanced Kafka Topic tutorial about how Apache Kafka handles the retention of old log segments based on the Kafka retention period (kafka retention ms) or Kafka retention size (kafka retention bytes). 

Kafka Topic Configuration - Log Retention

Learn about min.insync.replicas and how it works with the Kafka Topic configuration parameter, acks, to improve message safety.

Kafka Topic Configuration: Minimum In-Sync Replicas

Advanced Kafka Topic tutorial about the configuration parameter min.insync.replicas and how it works with acks to improve message safety.

Kafka Topic Configuration - Min In-Sync Replicas

Kafka Topic Configuration: Min In-Sync Replicas | Learn Apache Kafka

Learn about the topic configuration "unclean.leader.election.enable=true" and it's implications for potential data loss and availability.

Kafka Topic Configuration: Unclean Leader Election

Tutorial about the topic configuration "unclean.leader.election.enable=true" and it's implications for potential data loss and availability.

Advanced Kafka Topic Tutorial about using the configuration "unclean.leader.election=true". This advanced Kafka Topic configuration parameter has very serious implications so it is important to fully understand the potential for data loss before enabling it.

Kafka Topic Configuration - Unclean Leader Election

Kafka Topic Configuration: Unclean Leader Election | Learn Kafka

What is the data retention policy in Kafka?

Kafka Topic Configuration: Log Compaction

Log Compaction and Kafka Data Retention Tutorial about Kafka log cleanup policies, Kafka log compaction practices, configurations and examples.

Advanced Kafka Topic Tutorial about data retention and log compaction in Apache Kafka Topics

Kafka Topic Configuration - Log Compaction and Kafka Data Retention Policy

What is the ideal number of partitions in a topic? What should be the replication factor?

Kafka Topics Choosing the Replication Factor and Partition Count

Replication Factors and Partition Counts for Apache Kafka Topics. Learn how to choose the ideal approach in this advanced Kafka Topics tutorial.

Advanced Kafka Topic tutorial about choosing the right replication factor and ideal number of partitions.

Kafka Topics - Replication Factor and Partition Count

Kafka Topics Choosing the Replication Factor and Partitions Count 

The Kafka max message size is 1MB. In this lesson we will look at two approaches for handling larger messages in Kafka.

How to send Large Messages in Apache Kafka?

Learn about the Kafka Max Message Size and How to Send Large Messages in Kafka with the two approaches covered in this advanced Kafka tutorial.

Learn about the Kafka Max MEssage Size and How to Send Large Messages in Kafka with the two approaches covered in this advanced kafka topics tutorial. Messages above the Kafka Max Message Size Limit of 1MB can be handled in Kafka using an external store or modifying configurations.

Kafka Topics Sending Large Messages in Kafka 

What are the naming conventions for a Kafka topic?

Kafka Topic Naming Conventions

Kafka Topic Naming Conventions ensure consistency and make data exploration easier. This quick lesson will help you identify the ideal approach.

Kafka Topic Naming Conventions are important for consistency and to make data exploration or Kafka troubleshooting easier. In this quick tutorial you will learn enough to identify the ideal naming convention for your organisation.

Kafka Topics Naming Convention | Learn Apache Kafka with Conduktor

Advanced Kafka tutorials on advanced Kafka Topic concepts such as topic internal, topic configuration, replication factor and partition count. 

Series of Advanced Kafka Topic Concepts such as Topic Configuration, Replication Factors, Partition Counts and Sending Large Messages