Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Apache Kafka
AWS
Azure
Streaming & Messaging
3 variations
Apache Kafka, the distributed event streaming platform, configured and verified on a single node.
Variations
Choose the operating system, cloud and version you need. Every variation is the same hardened Apache Kafka image, built and supported by cloudimg.
| Product | Cloud | Operating system | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Kafka | AWS | — | Standard | View · Guide |
| Apache Kafka 4.2 Ubuntu 24.04 | Azure | Ubuntu 24.04 | 4.2 | View |
| Apache Kafka 4.2 on Ubuntu 22.04 | Azure | Ubuntu 22.04 | 4.2 | View · Guide |
Overview
Apache Kafka is the distributed platform for publishing, storing and processing streams of events in real time. It underpins data pipelines, event driven applications and log aggregation at organisations of every size, decoupling the systems that produce data from the ones that consume it.
This image deploys a single Kafka node that is configured to scale out, giving you a working broker to build against from the first minute.
Why the cloudimg image
The cloudimg image installs and configures Kafka on a hardened base and verifies the broker comes up healthy before the image is ever released. The deployment guide explains producing and consuming your first messages and the path from one node to a cluster, so you start with a broker that already works rather than a blank install. 24/7 support covers you from deployment through scaling.
Common uses
- A real time event backbone for microservices and data pipelines
- Log and metrics aggregation feeding downstream analytics
- A development and testing broker that mirrors a production setup
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