Kafka in Docker

This repository provides everything you need to run Kafka in Docker.

Updated for Kafka 0.10.2.0.

Why?

The main hurdle of running Kafka in Docker is that it depends on Zookeeper. Compared to other Kafka docker images, this one runs both Zookeeper and Kafka in the same container. This means:

• No dependency on an external Zookeeper host, or linking to another container.
• Zookeeper and Kafka are configured to work together out of the box.

Simple Run

Start the container:

docker run -p 2181:2181 -p 9092:9092 spotx/kafka:1.0.0

Write a test message to kafka:

docker exec -it <container_id> ./opt/kafka_2.11-1.0.0/bin/kafka-console-producer.sh --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic test

Read the test message:

docker exec -it <container_id> ./opt/kafka_2.11-1.0.0/bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test --from-beginning

Complex Run

In a more complex setup, internal and external listeners can be defined to allow access from outside the container

1. Configure with Docker Compose file:

version: '3'
services:
  kafka:
    image: spotx/kafka:1.0.0
    ports:
    - "2181:2181"
    - "9092:9094"
    environment:
      KAFKA_LISTENERS: INTERNAL://kafka:9092,EXTERNAL://kafka:9094
      KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS: INTERNAL://kafka:9092,EXTERNAL://localhost:9094
      KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: INTERNAL:PLAINTEXT,EXTERNAL:PLAINTEXT
      KAFKA_INTER_BROKER_LISTENER_NAME: INTERNAL

2. Start service

docker-compose -f <compose_file>.yml up

Write a test message to kafka:

kafka-console-producer.sh --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic test

Read the test message:

kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test --from-beginning

In the box

• spotx/kafka

  The docker image with both Kafka and Zookeeper. Built from the kafka directory.

Public Builds

https://hub.docker.com/r/spotx/kafka/

Build from Source

docker build -t spotx/kafka kafka/

Todo

• Not particularily optimzed for startup time.
• Better docs