Apache Kafka·Apache Kafka essentials

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Kafka stores an append-only log per topic.

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  • Topics are split into partitions.
  • Events are ordered per partition.
  • Retention controls storage.

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Kafka stores an append-only log per topic.

  • Topics are split into partitions.
  • Events are ordered per partition.
  • Retention controls storage.
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kafka-topics.sh --create --topic lessons --partitions 3 --replication-factor 1 --bootstrap-server localhost:9092
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