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title: Charmhub | Deploy Apache Kafka Connect using Charmhub - The Open Operator Collection
description: Deploy the latest version of Apache Kafka Connect on any cloud. Charmed
  Apache Kafka Connect Operator
url: https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect
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# Apache Kafka Connect

[Canonical](https://charmhub.io/publisher/data-platform "View all packages from Canonical")

* [Canonical](https://charmhub.io/publisher/data-platform "View all packages from Canonical")

Platform:

24.04

22.04

4/stable 37

```
juju deploy kafka-connect --channel 4/stable
```

[Learn to deploy on juju >](https://juju.is/docs/juju/manage-applications)

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#### Relevant links

* [Homepage](https://github.com/canonical/kafka-connect-operator)
* [Contact](mailto:Canonical Data Platform <data-platform@lists.launchpad.net>)

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#### Contacts

##### Maintainers

+ [Canonical Data Platform](mailto:data-platform@lists.launchpad.net)

* [Submit a bug](https://github.com/canonical/kafka-connect-operator/issues)

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Share your thoughts on this charm with the community on discourse.

[Join the discussion](https://discourse.charmhub.io/)

This is a **IAAS/VM** operator. To deploy on Kubernetes, see [Charmed Apache Kafka K8s operator](https://charmhub.io/kafka-k8s).

# Charmed Apache Kafka documentation

Charmed Apache Kafka is an open-source operator that makes it easier to manage Apache Kafka, with built-in support for enterprise features.

Apache Kafka is a free, open-source software project by the Apache Software Foundation. Users can find out more at the [Apache Kafka project page](https://kafka.apache.org).

Charmed Apache Kafka is built on top of [Juju](https://juju.is/) and reliably simplifies the deployment, scaling, design, and management of [Apache Kafka](https://kafka.apache.org/) in production. Additionally, you can use the charm to manage your Apache Kafka clusters with automation capabilities. It also offers replication, TLS, password rotation, easy-to-use application integration, and monitoring.
Charmed Apache Kafka operates Apache Kafka on physical systems, Virtual Machines (VM), and a wide range of cloud and cloud-like environments, including AWS, Azure, OpenStack, and VMware.

Charmed Apache Kafka is a solution designed and developed to help ops teams and
administrators automate Apache Kafka operations from [Day 0 to Day 2](https://codilime.com/blog/day-0-day-1-day-2-the-software-lifecycle-in-the-cloud-age/), across multiple cloud environments and platforms.

Charmed Apache Kafka is developed and supported by [Canonical](https://canonical.com/), as part of its commitment to
provide open-source, self-driving solutions, seamlessly integrated using the Operator Framework Juju. Please
refer to [Charmhub](https://charmhub.io/), for more charmed operators that can be integrated by [Juju](https://juju.is/).

## [In this documentation](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect#p-25107-in-this-documentation)

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| --- | --- |
| [Tutorials](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect/docs/t-overview)  Get started - a hands-on introduction to using Charmed Apache Kafka operator for new users | [How-to guides](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect/docs/h-manage-units)   Step-by-step guides covering key operations and common tasks |
| [Reference](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect/docs/r-file-system-paths)   Technical information - specifications, APIs, architecture | [Explanation](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect/docs/e-security)   Concepts - discussion and clarification of key topics |

## [Project and community](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect#p-25107-project-and-community)

Charmed Apache Kafka is a distribution of Apache Kafka. It’s an open-source project that welcomes community contributions, suggestions, fixes and constructive feedback.

* [Read our Code of Conduct](https://ubuntu.com/community/code-of-conduct)
* [Join the Discourse forum](https://discourse.charmhub.io/tag/kafka)
* [Contribute](https://github.com/canonical/kafka-operator/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and report [issues](https://github.com/canonical/kafka-operator/issues/new)
* Explore [Canonical Data Fabric solutions](https://canonical.com/data)
* [Contact us](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect/docs/r-contacts) for all further questions

Apache®, Apache Kafka, Kafka®, and the Apache Kafka logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation in the United States and/or other countries.

## [License](https://charmhub.io/kafka-connect#p-25107-license)

The Charmed Apache Kafka Operator is free software, distributed under the Apache Software License, version 2.0. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/canonical/kafka-operator/blob/main/LICENSE) for more information.

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