Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by developers to build real-time applications and data pipelines. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Kafka on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:
Start the installation process by updating the system packages using the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Kafka requires several packages to be installed on FreeBSD. Run the below command to install them:
sudo pkg install wget ca_root_nss openjdk8
To download Kafka, go to the Kafka official website download page http://kafka.apache.org/downloads and copy the download link of the latest release available for the FreeBSD platform.
Now, navigate to the /usr/local/src directory and download Kafka by executing the following command:
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget <https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/2.8.0/kafka_2.13-2.8.0.tgz>
After downloading the Kafka file, you need to extract it. Run the following command:
sudo tar -zxvf kafka_2.13-2.8.0.tgz
To properly run Kafka, you need to set some environment variables. Add these lines to the ~/.bashrc file:
export KAFKA_HOME=/usr/local/src/kafka_2.13-2.8.0
export PATH=$PATH:$KAFKA_HOME/bin
After adding these lines to the file, run the command below to apply the changes:
source ~/.bashrc
Finally, start the Kafka server. Navigate to the Kafka directory and execute the following command:
cd /usr/local/src/kafka_2.13-2.8.0
sudo bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties
Kafka installation on FreeBSD Latest is now ready to use. Now, you can start building real-time data pipelines and applications using the Kafka platform.
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