Kafka Crash Course – Hands-On Project

Get up and running with Apache Kafka in this rock-solid tutorial: you’ll first learn what Kafka is, why it exists, and how it outperforms traditional message brokers, then jump into a hands-on Python + Docker demo. Follow along step by step as you set up your project, spin up Kafka with Docker Compose, write producers and consumers, explore the Kafka CLI, and test the full data flow – all in one video.

Along the way you’ll snag helpful resources like the GitLab repo, official docs, a DevOps Roadmap PDF, plus pre-req crash courses on Python, Docker, and Kafka. Time-stamps keep you on track, and shout-outs to JetBrains sweeten the deal with a free month of PyCharm Pro!

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