Conduktor in production
Technical requirements
Min hardware spec
| Gateway | Console | |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| CPU cores | 2 | 2 |
| Disk space | N/A | 5 GB |
Gateway requirements
Conduktor Gateway is provided as a Docker image and a Helm chart.Minimum setup
For light usage per Gateway node:- 2 CPU cores
- 4 GB of RAM
Each Gateway instance should support around 20–30 MB/s of sustained throughput with minimal latency impact.
Recommended starting setup
For medium to high usage per Gateway node:- 4 CPU cores
- 8 GB of RAM
This setup supports ~40–50 MB/s throughput. For production, run at least 3 Gateway instances. Scale horizontally as needed.
Local storage requirements
While Gateway doesn’t use local storage directly, some interceptors like large message handling might.Scaling Gateway
Gateway is designed to scale horizontally or vertically. It’s mostly CPU-bound unless caching is enabled. Monitor metrics to scale effectively.Interceptor impact
Interceptors add CPU load. Interceptors doing heavy inspection (e.g. encryption) require:- More CPU
- More memory (recommend 4 GB RAM per CPU)
Kafka requirements
- Kafka version 2.5.0 or higher (but lower than 4.0.0)
- Gateway must connect as an admin user with rights to:
- Manage topics, groups, and cluster info
- Commit offsets
Console requirements
Conduktor Console is provided as a single Docker container.Production requirements
For production deployments, ensure:- An external PostgreSQL (13+) with backups and high availability
- Block storage (S3, GCS, Azure) for monitoring
- Proper hardware allocation (see below)
- Kafka version 2.5.0+ (less than 4.0.0)
Hardware requirements
Use container CGroup limits for resource control.Minimum
- 2 CPU cores
- 3 GB RAM
- 5 GB disk
Recommended
- 4+ CPU cores
- 4+ GB RAM
- 10+ GB disk
Memory configuration
Note: RUN_MODE is deprecated. JVM now respects container limits (up to 80%).