Apache Kafka is a free, open source stream-processing software platform based on Java. In this article, we will introduce how to install Kafka on Ubuntu 16.04.
Apache Kafka needs a Java runtime environment, so you will need to install the latest version of Java to your system. By default, the latest version of the java is not available in Ubuntu 16.04 repository. So, you will need to add Java repository to your system. You can do this by running the following command:
add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/javaNext, update the repository and install Java by running the following command:
apt-get install oracle-java8-installer -yOnce the Java is installed, you can check the Java version using the following command:
java -versionOutput:
java version "1.8.0_161"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_161-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.161-b12, mixed mode)Then you can install ZooKeeper for maintaining configuration information, providing distributed synchronization, and naming and providing group services.
Next, you can download the lated version of Kafka from the Apache website and extract the file to the /opt directory.
Next, start the Kafka server by running the following script:
/opt/Kafka/bin/kafka-server-start.sh /opt/Kafka/config/server.propertiesThen you will see the INFO from the output and Kafka server is now up and listening on port 9092.
For details and how to test Kafka, you can go to How to Configure an Apache Kafka Cluster on Ubuntu 16.04.
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