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Apache Kafka, A distributed Streaming Platform




This blog will guide 


1 - How to install Zookeeper on Linux/Mac.


2 - How to install Apache Kafka.


3 - Commands to produce and consume message on Kafka.





Installation of ZooKeeper
  • Download latest zoopkeeper from http://zookeeper.apache.org/releases.html.
  • Create opt/sotware folder in user directory, It can be any directory. I have extracted zookeeper  in /Users/ketangote/opt/zookeeper.
  • cd /Users/ketangote/opt/zookeeper/conf
  • cp zoo_sample.cfg zoo.cfg
  • Open zoo.cfg using nano or vi and update data folder location:   dataDir=/Users/ketangote/opt/zookeeper/data
  • Start zookeeper commands: sh zkServer.sh start




  • Once zookeeper is started, use below command for verification.
           telnet localhost 2181



  • Stop ZoopKeeper server : shZKServer.sh stop



Installation Of KAFKA

  • Download latest Kafka https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=/kafka/0.10.1.0/kafka_2.11-0.10.1.0.tgz
  • Extract folder in /opt folder.It can be any directory.
  • Edit config/server.properties as below listeners=PLAINTEXT://:9099 broker.id=1
  • Start serversh bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties
  • Stop server sh bin/kafka-server-stop.sh config/server.properties



Commands to Produce and Consume message on Kafka

  • Produce a message using below command sh bin/kafka-console-producer.sh --broker-list localhost:9099 --topic topic..... Type some messages
  • Consume a message using below command sh bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9099 --topic ouput --from-beginningThis will display all message which are produce.

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