How to Install Apache Kafka on Windows 10

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In this video, we will understand how to download and install Apache Kafka in Windows machine. Once we install Kafka then we will see how to use Kafka using command line.

Apache Kafka quickstart page link: https://kafka.apache.org/quickstart

YouTube video - How to Install Apache Kafka on Windows 10

Quick Steps and Commands for Your Reference

STEP 1: DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL KAFKA

https://dlcdn.apache.org/kafka/3.2.0/kafka_2.13-3.2.0.tgz

STEP 2: START THE KAFKA ENVIRONMENT

# Start the ZooKeeper service

C:\Users\RAMESH\Downloads\kafka>.\bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat .\config\zookeeper.properties

# Start the Kafka broker service

C:\Users\RAMESH\Downloads\kafka>.\bin\windows\kafka-server-start.bat .\config\server.properties

STEP 3: CREATE A TOPIC TO STORE YOUR EVENTS

C:\Users\RAMESH\Downloads\kafka>.\bin\windows\kafka-topics.bat --create --topic topic_demo --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

STEP 4: WRITE SOME EVENTS INTO THE TOPIC

C:\Users\RAMESH\Downloads\kafka>.\bin\windows\kafka-console-producer.bat --topic topic_demo --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

>hello world

>topic demo

STEP 5:  READ THE EVENTS

C:\Users\RAMESH\Downloads\kafka>.\bin\windows\kafka-console-consumer.bat --topic topic_demo --from-beginning --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

hello world

topic demo

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