Creating Kafka Topic With Docker Compose

Date: 2023-10-30

This article explains how to set up an Apache Kafka cluster using Docker Compose. It covers Kafka's role as a high-throughput, stream-processing platform and Docker's benefits for containerization and deployment. The tutorial details creating a docker-compose.yml file to launch ZooKeeper and Kafka containers, then creating a Kafka topic (jcg-topic), and finally, producing and consuming messages. This streamlined approach simplifies Kafka setup and ensures consistent environments for development and deployment.

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