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   ====
   
  -==== Create Connector - Properties (required)
  +=== Create Connector - Properties (required)
   The basic connection properties for the selected connector are entered in step 2, and the properties must be validated before proceeding.  Advanced connection properties are also provided in a separate section of this step.  Upon successful validation, the user may proceed to the next steps (Additional properties) - or they can elect to bypass the additional properties and proceed directly to Review.
   
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  == Trying It Out Yourself
  
  ==== debezium-ui docker image
  
  The debezium-ui https://hub.docker.com/r/debezium/debezium-ui[docker image] is available for running the UI.  To start the UI and connect to an existing Kafka Connect instance:
  
  ----
  $ docker run -it --rm --name debezium-ui -p 8080:8080 -e KAFKA_CONNECT_URI=http://connect:8083 debezium/debezium-ui:1.5
  ----
  
  ( where KAFKA_CONNECT_URI supplies a comma-separated list of the available URI(s) )
  [NOTE]
  ====
  The UI requires a network connection to a Kafka Connect instance, (i.e. running on the same docker network).
  ====
  
  ==== Self-contained example
  
  We have also created a self-contained example https://github.com/debezium/debezium-examples/tree/master/ui-demo[ui-demo], which is included under https://github.com/debezium/debezium-examples[debezium-examples] on Github.  The ui-demo includes a docker-compose file which brings up several sources with data as well as the UI. Please refer to the https://github.com/debezium/debezium-examples/tree/master/ui-demo[README file] for more details on running the Debezium ui-demo.
  
  == Next Steps
  We plan to continue with improvements and new features for the UI in the coming releases.  Some items under consideration:
  
  * Incorporation of the SQLServer connector type
  * Addition and improvement of connector metrics and monitoring
  * Add capability for viewing connector properties after creation
  * Add capability to bypass property validation when creating a connector
  * And more!
  
  _A big thank you to the team who have contributed in many ways: Ashique Ansari, Indra Shukla, June Zhang, Na Ding, René Kerner and Gunnar Morling!_
  
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  layout: post
  title:  Introducing the Debezium UI
  date:   2021-08-18
  tags: [ releases, mysql, postgres, mongo, debezium-ui ]
  author: mdrilling
  ---
  
  We are pleased to announce the first official release the **Debezium graphical user interface**!
  
  As announced link:/blog/2020/10/22/towards-debezium-ui/[a few months back],
  our team has been working on a Debezium UI proof-of-concept.  The goal of the PoC was to explore ways in which a graphical UI could facilitate the getting started and operational experience of Debezium users.  
  
  Debezium is very flexible - each connector can be configured and fine-tuned in a variety of ways.  It provides metrics which give the user insight into the state of the running Debezium connectors, allowing the customer to safely operate CDC pipelines in huge installations with thousands of connectors.  This flexibility, however, comes with a learning curve for the user to understand all of the different settings and options.
  
  To that end, we have produced a UI which will allow users to set up and operate connectors more easily.  The UI is now available as part of the Debezium releases for our community!
  
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  Let's take a closer look at some features of the UI in the following.
  
  == UI Connector List
  
  The main page of the UI displays all the registered connectors.  Some of the highlights of the main page are as follows:
  
  