Introduction

Windows installation guide for https://kafka.apache.org/quickstart

Step 1: Downloading the Application

• Official download page - https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
• Choose the latest version: kafka_2.13-3.5.1.tgz (Current)

Step 2: Installation

• Extract the Downloaded file (.tgz) with any file archiver like 7zip
• After extracting you'll get a TAR File (.tar), Again extract the TAR file.

Step 3: Configuration

• Update server.properties

  • Create new Directory - C:\tmp\kafka-logs
  • Update log.dirs=C:\tmp\kafka-logs

• Update zookeeper.properties

  • Create new Directory - C:\tmp\zookeeper
  • Update _*dataDir*=C:\tmp\zookeeper_

Step 4: Running the Kafka Application

Kafka with ZooKeeper

• Start Zookeeper Server

.\bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat config\zookeeper.properties

• Start Kafka Server

.\bin\windows\kafka-server-start.bat config\server.properties

Step 5: Create Topic

• Topic name: quickstart-events

.\bin\windows\kafka-topics.bat --create --topic quickstart-events --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

Step 6: Producer: Write some events to topic

.\bin\windows\kafka-console-producer.bat --topic quickstart-events --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

Step 7: Consumer: Read the events

.\bin\windows\kafka-console-consumer.bat --topic quickstart-events --from-beginning --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

Step 8: Stream messages

• Add a message in Producer console from Step 6

• Message is streamed to the Consumer console from Step 7