Chapter 9. Configuring Kafka
Chapter 9. Configuring Kafka Streams for Apache Kafka enables the deployment of Kafka components on OpenShift through highly configurable custom resources. These resources leverage Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to extend OpenShift capabilities, offering a flexible way to manage Kafka components. After a new custom resource type is added to your cluster by installing a CRD, you can create instances of the resource based on its specification. Many additional configuration options can be specified in a custom resource, some common and some specific to a particular component. Use custom resources to configure the following components: Kafka clusters Node pools for Kafka clusters MirrorMaker source and target clusters Kafka Connect Kafka Bridge Streams for Apache Kafka provides example configuration files , which can serve as a starting point when building your own Kafka component configuration for deployment. For detailed configuration instructions and examples, see the guide for Deploying and Managing Streams for Apache Kafka .