lensesio/fast-data-dev resource
Kafka Docker for development. Kafka, Zookeeper, Schema Registry, Kafka-Connect, , 20+ connectors observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
56/100
- Activity 53
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3666
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 286
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2079 stars · 341 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Docker image that packages a complete Apache Kafka development environment, including a Kafka broker, Zookeeper/KRaft, Confluent Schema Registry, Kafka Connect with 20+ pre-installed Stream Reactor connectors, a web UI for logs, and sample data generators. It is aimed at local development and testing, not production use.
Use cases
- spin up a local kafka development environment with one docker command
- test kafka connect connectors locally
- run schema registry and kafka broker together for development
- generate sample streaming data for kafka testing
- set up kafka in docker-compose for integration tests
- explore kafka topics through a web ui during development
When to choose
- you need a full Kafka ecosystem (broker, schema registry, connect) running locally in seconds
- you want pre-installed connectors and sample data for prototyping
- you are developing or testing streaming applications against Kafka
When to avoid
- you need a production Kafka deployment with clustering, security, and durability
- you only need a lightweight single Kafka broker without the extra services
- you require a managed Kafka service
Facets
infra-config · maturity active
streaming message-queue self-hosted developer-tools data-generation developer-tools self-hosted big-data windows self-hosted kafka zookeeper schema-registry kafka-connect kafka-rest-proxy stream-reactor development-environment docker-image apache-kafka data-engineering messaging docker linux macos
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/lensesio/fast-data-dev · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8ca1bbead889
- homepage: https://lenses.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · ad0c832ad516
- site_page: https://lenses.io/company/about-us · fetched 2026-08-29 · 615c99c37dbe
- site_page: https://docs.lenses.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 042cab62ae01
- site_page: https://lenses.io/community-edition · fetched 2026-08-29 · 701e77bff5f5
- site_page: https://lenses.io/product/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 018f8b16d477
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lensesio/fast-data-dev | main | 56 |
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