In order to use the REST proxy and the Schema Registry, we need to install the Confluent Platform. Also, the Confluent Platform has important administration, operation, and monitoring features fundamental for modern Kafka production systems.
Installing the Confluent Platform
Getting ready
At the time of writing this book, the Confluent Platform Version is 4.0.0.
Currently, the supported operating systems are:
- Debian 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- CentOS 6.8 or 7.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS
macOS currently is just supported for testing and development purposes, not for production environments. Windows is not yet supported. Oracle Java 1.7 or higher is required.
The default ports for the components are:
- 2181: Apache...