Get a Kafka cluster running in minutes without local installation
Conduktor Console includes hosted Kafka clusters for learning and development. Create topics, produce messages, and explore Kafka concepts through a visual interface.
Create a Kafka cluster
- Go to conduktor.io/get-started
- Sign up or log in to Console
- Create a new cluster from the dashboard
- Your cluster is ready to use
What you can do
Once your cluster is running, use Console to:
- Create topics and configure partitions and replication
- Produce messages to topics and see them appear in real-time
- Consume messages and browse topic contents
- Monitor consumer groups and track offsets
This hands-on exploration helps reinforce the concepts covered in the fundamentals section.
Conduktor clusters are ideal for learning and prototyping. For production workloads, use a managed Kafka service or self-hosted cluster.
To follow the CLI tutorials with your Conduktor cluster, install the Kafka binaries locally:
Skip the steps for starting ZooKeeper and Kafka. You only need the binaries installed and $PATH configured.
Next steps