This section covers essential topics for administering Apache Kafka clusters in production environments. Learn about upgrades, security, monitoring, cluster setup, multi-cluster deployments, and configuration best practices.

Topics covered

  • Upgrades: Learn how to safely upgrade Kafka brokers and clients
  • Security: Implement authentication, authorization, and encryption
  • Monitoring: Set up monitoring and operational procedures
  • Cluster setup: Overview of Kafka cluster architecture and setup
  • Multi-cluster: Deploy and manage multi-cluster setups with MirrorMaker
  • Advertised host: Configure advertised host settings properly