wurstmeister/kafka-docker resource

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A Dockerfile and docker-compose setup for running Apache Kafka (with Zookeeper) in Docker, published as the wurstmeister/kafka image on Docker Hub. It supports multi-broker clusters and configuration via environment variables.

Use cases

• run apache kafka in docker
• spin up a multi-broker kafka cluster with docker-compose
• local kafka development environment
• test kafka producers and consumers in containers
• configure kafka broker settings via environment variables

When to choose

• you need a quick local or test Kafka cluster via docker-compose
• you want to scale multiple Kafka brokers on a single host for development
• you prefer environment-variable-driven Kafka configuration

When to avoid

• you need a production-grade, actively maintained Kafka image (consider Bitnami, Confluent, or Apache Kafka's own KRaft images)
• you want KRaft mode without Zookeeper
• you need Kubernetes-native Kafka deployment (use Strimzi or the operator)

Facets

infra-config · maturity maintenance

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