Confluent
Confluent Cloud is a resilient, scalable, streaming data service based on Apache Kafka®, delivered as a fully managed service. Confluent Cloud has a web interface called the Confluent Cloud Console, a local command line interface, and REST APIs.
Quix fully supports using Confluent Cloud for your Kafka broker. Quix adds value by providing powerful, but simple to use, stream processing capabilities in Python.
Prerequisites
- Log in to your Confluent Cloud account, or sign up.
- Review the Quix broker settings documentation.
Quix setup guide
To obtain the API key and API secret:
-
In Confluent Cloud, click the
Data integration
tab, and choose theAPI keys
page. -
Click
Add key
to create a new key and secret. -
Choose
Global access
and clickNext
. -
Copy the API key and the API secret.
To obtain the Cluster ID, Bootstrap server and REST endpoint:
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Click the
Cluster Overview
tab and chooseCluster Settings
. -
Copy the information into the Quix
Connect your managed broker
dialog as required.
Note
You can also choose to synchronize topics. This will make any Confluent topics you might have available in your Quix environment.
When all information has been provided click the Test Connection
button.