Apache Kafka Installation on Windows

Please follow the below steps for installing Kafka in windows

  1. Download the Apache Kafka from�Download
  2. Extract the downloaded folder in C:\ drive
  3. Navigate to C:\kafka\bin\windows

Verification steps of installation

zookeeper first needs to be started with following command.

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C:\kafka\bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat C:\kafka\config\zookeeper.properties

After starting the zookeeper start the Kafka with below command

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C:\kafka\bin\windows\kafka-server-start.bat C:\kafka\config\server.properties