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Overview

This guide will help you install, configure and use your custom Kafka deserializer with Console which will present serialized messages in a human readable way.

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Prerequisites

Your custom deserializer is available and you know how to configure it. Check out some examples of Kafka deserializer implementations.

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Install custom deserializer

Console looks for jars present in folder /opt/conduktor/plugins during startup. There are different ways of making your custom deserializers available in Console. 
conduktor-console:
  image: conduktor/conduktor-console
  ports:
    - '8080:8080'
  volumes:
    - /local/my_custom_deserializers_2.13-2.0.0.jar:/opt/conduktor/plugins/my_custom_deserializers_2.13-2.0.0.jar

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Check installation status

If everything went well, you should see this on the Console startup: 
Loading plugin my_custom_deserializers_2.13-2.0.0 from jar: /opt/conduktor/plugins/my_custom_deserializers_2.13-2.0.0.jar
Register custom Kafka Deserializer: class io.example.conduktor.custom.deserializers.MyCustomDeserializer
Register custom Kafka Deserializer: class io.example.conduktor.custom.deserializers.MyCustomProtobufDeserializer
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Configure custom deserializer and consume data

From the Consume page, open the Value Format filter and pick your Custom Deserializer from the list.
Properties example
apicurio.registry.url=https://test.serviceregistry.rhcloud.com/t/d4d411af-xxxx-4184-xxxx-342e6cd03580/apis/registry/v2
apicurio.auth.username=srvc-acct-a95c41e8-xxxx-4e99-xxxx-217755ad7046
apicurio.auth.password=7d94b05a-xxxx-4f70-xxxx-1e6aba25a8b4