How to setup and Install Kafka on Windows

How to setup and run Apache kafka on Windows

Prerequisite for Apache Kafka

1. Install JRE

2. Install and Configure Apache Zookeeper.

Instructions:

Copy and Rename “zoo_sample.cfg” to “zoo.cfg” in C:\software_install\zookeeper-3.4.9\conf
Find & edit dataDir=/tmp/zookeeper C:\software_install\apache-zookeeper-3.5.6\data using any text editor like notepad or notepad++. (change the zookeeper version as yours)
Add entries in System Environment Variables.
Add in System Variables ZOOKEEPER_HOME = C:\software_install\zookeeper-3.4.9
Edit System Variable named “Path” and append this in the last; %ZOOKEEPER_HOME%\bin;
Open command prompt and type zkserver

Download the binary (not source) file from https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
Go to config folder in Apache Kafka and edit “server.properties” using any text editor.
Find log.dirs and replace after “=/tmp/kafka-logs” to “=C:\software_install\kafka-2.4.0\logs” (change your version number)

Commands:

kafka-topics.bat --create --zookeeper localhost:2181 -replication-factor 1 --partitions 1 --topic chat-message

kafka-console-consumer.bat --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic chat-message --from-beginning

kafka-console-producer.bat --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic chat-message

kafka-topics.bat --list --zookeeper localhost:2181

zookeeper-shell.bat localhost:2181 ls /brokers/ids