How to Install Temboz on Debian Latest?

Temboz is an open-source tool to improve and simplify the handling of Kafka topics. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Temboz on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation of Temboz on Debian, you need to have certain prerequisites in place. Make sure that you have:

Installation Process

Follow the steps mentioned below to install Temboz on your Debian Latest system:

Step 1: Download Temboz

To install Temboz on Debian Latest, you must first download the package. The easiest method is to use git clone to download the package from the url: https://github.com/fazalmajid/temboz.git:

git clone https://github.com/fazalmajid/temboz.git

Step 2: Build Temboz

After the package is downloaded, navigate to the temboz directory and use maven to build the package:

cd temboz
mvn clean package

Step 3: Install Temboz

After the package is built, navigate to the target directory and copy the jar file to the appropriate location:

cd target
sudo cp temboz-*.jar /usr/local/bin/temboz.jar

Step 4: Configure Temboz

Configure Temboz by creating a temboz.properties file in /etc/temboz directory with the following content:

# kafka broker to bootstrap connection to
producer.broker=<kafka-broker>:9092
# name of the topic to create, alter or delete
topic.name=<topic-name>
# replication factor, default 3
topic.replication.factor=3
# number of partitions, default 1
topic.partitions=1
# boolean flag to enable/disable topic deletion, default false
topic.delete=false

Step 5: Test Temboz

To test Temboz, create a topic using the following command:

sudo java -jar /usr/local/bin/temboz.jar create

You should now see the topic listed on Kafka's server.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Temboz on Debian Latest. You can now use Temboz's command-line tool to quickly create, alter, and delete Kafka topics.

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