Quick Start

Using Docker Containers

To start playing with Kafka Magic you’ll need a test instance of a Kafka cluster. You can quickly create a cluster in a Docker container, and use another container to run Kafka Magic app.

Here is the docker-compose.yml file creating and networking two containers:

version: '2'
services:
  kafka:
    image: landoop/fast-data-dev
    ports:
      - "2181:2181"
      - "3030:3030"
      - "3031:3031"
      - "9092:9092"
      - "8081:8081"
      - "8082:8082"
      - "8083:8083"
    environment:
      ADV_HOST: kafka
  magic:
    image: digitsy/kafka-magic
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      KMAGIC_ALLOW_TOPIC_DELETE: "true"
      KMAGIC_ALLOW_SCHEMA_DELETE: "true"

Just run docker-compose up and in your browser navigate to http://localhost:8080 to see the Kafka Magic UI.

In the UI register your dev cluster using kafka as the host:

  • for Bootstrap Servers enter: kafka:9092
  • for Schema Registry URL enter: http://kafka:8081

That’s it. You are ready to try some scenarios, discover Kafka’s capabilities and limitations, prepare for serious work with Kafka Magic tool.