# Kafka

Kafka is a self-hosted databases app. Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform designed to build real-time pipelines and can be used as a message broker or as a replacement for a log aggregation solution for big data applications. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Kubernetes (Helm).

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7258/kafka

## Description

Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform designed to build real-time pipelines and can be used as a message broker or as a replacement for a log aggregation solution for big data applications.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Helm.

## Links

- Kubernetes (Helm): https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/bitnami/kafka
- Documentation: https://github.com/wurstmeister/kafka-docker
- GitHub: https://github.com/apache/kafka

## Common questions

### What production Kafka issues are covered by the common-problems playbook?

It covers symptoms, diagnosis, fixes, and optional local recreate steps for issues that show up in production.

### What Kafka Connect deployment pattern is discussed for a VPC setup?

One suggested approach is to self-host a Kafka Connect cluster in a VPC and point it at Confluent Cloud.

### What risks can come from Kafka misconfiguration?

Misconfigurations or improper usage can lead to performance issues, data loss, and operational challenges.

### What kind of developer problems is the community thread asking about?

It asks users to share obvious problems they encounter while using Kafka as a developer.

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