How to cloud #1: Create Kafka cluster with Confluent Cloud

1. How To Cloud #1
Create Kafka cluster with
Confluent Cloud

2. Apache Kafka

3. Apache Kafka
● Data streaming platform
● Publish/subscribe model
● Something between message broker and database

5. New Confluent Cloud cluster

7. Hello world with ccloud
# Run new Fedora container
$ docker run -it fedora
# Install Confluent Cloud
$ curl -L https://cnfl.io/ccloud-cli | sh -s -- -b /usr/bin
# Login
$ ccloud login
# Find your cluster
$ ccloud kafka cluster list | grep henry
# Select your cluster as default
$ ccloud kafka cluster use mycluster
# Create new Kafka topic
$ ccloud kafka topic create mytopic

8. Hello world with ccloud
# Create new API key for CLI client
$ ccloud api-key create
# Use created key
$ ccloud api-key use keyid
# Run Kafka consumer in the background
$ ccloud kafka topic consume mytopic
# Install top
$ dnf install procps
# Confirm that ccloud consumer is running
$ top
# Send messages to Kafka
$ ccloud kafka topic produce mytopic