Installing Kafka on FreeBSD Latest
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by developers to build real-time applications and data pipelines. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Kafka on FreeBSD Latest.
Prerequisites
Before starting with the installation process, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:
- A FreeBSD Latest server with sufficient resources
- Java JDK 8 or higher installed on your system
Step 1: Update System Packages
Start the installation process by updating the system packages using the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Step 2: Install Required Packages
Kafka requires several packages to be installed on FreeBSD. Run the below command to install them:
sudo pkg install wget ca_root_nss openjdk8
Step 3: Download Kafka
To download Kafka, go to the Kafka official website download page http://kafka.apache.org/downloads and copy the download link of the latest release available for the FreeBSD platform.
Now, navigate to the /usr/local/src directory and download Kafka by executing the following command:
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget <https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/2.8.0/kafka_2.13-2.8.0.tgz>
Step 4: Extract the File
After downloading the Kafka file, you need to extract it. Run the following command:
sudo tar -zxvf kafka_2.13-2.8.0.tgz
Step 5: Set Environment Variables
To properly run Kafka, you need to set some environment variables. Add these lines to the ~/.bashrc file:
export KAFKA_HOME=/usr/local/src/kafka_2.13-2.8.0
export PATH=$PATH:$KAFKA_HOME/bin
After adding these lines to the file, run the command below to apply the changes:
source ~/.bashrc
Step 6: Start Kafka
Finally, start the Kafka server. Navigate to the Kafka directory and execute the following command:
cd /usr/local/src/kafka_2.13-2.8.0
sudo bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties
Conclusion
Kafka installation on FreeBSD Latest is now ready to use. Now, you can start building real-time data pipelines and applications using the Kafka platform.