| Channel | Revision | Published | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| latest/stable | 5 | 09 Mar 2022 | |
| latest/edge | 27 | 25 Apr 2023 | |
| latest/edge | 13 | 21 Oct 2022 | |
| 3/stable | 82 | 02 Jun 2025 | |
| 3/candidate | 82 | 11 Apr 2025 | |
| 3/beta | 82 | 03 Apr 2025 | |
| 3/edge | 83 | 09 Apr 2025 | |
| 4/edge | 102 | 18 Feb 2026 | |
| 4/edge | 84 | 20 Jun 2025 |
juju deploy kafka-k8s --channel 4/edge
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Platform:
Charmed Apache Kafka K8s
This is an open-source software operator (charm) that simplifies the deployment and management of Apache Kafka on Kubernetes environments in a platform-agnostic way. Whether you’re on public cloud (AKS, EKS) or private infrastructure (Canonical Kubernetes, microK8s), this charm provides a consistent and reliable way to deploy and run an Apache Kafka cluster.
This is a K8s operator. To deploy on traditional machine environments (IAAS/VM), see Charmed Apache Kafka operator.
Apache Kafka is a free, open-source software project by the Apache Software Foundation.
The charm helps ops teams and administrators automate Apache Kafka operations from Day 0 to Day 2 with additional capabilities, such as: replication, TLS encryption, password rotation, easy-to-use application integration, and monitoring.
Getting started
Charmed Apache Kafka K8s can run both with roles=broker and/or roles=controller. With this configuration option, the charm can be deployed either as a single application running both Apache Kafka brokers and KRaft controllers, or as multiple applications with a separate controller cluster and broker cluster.
For testing purposes, deploy a cluster of three nodes combining both roles:
juju deploy kafka-k8s --trust -n 3 --channel 4/edge --config roles=broker,controller
To deploy a cluster of three Kafka brokers and a separate cluster of three KRaft controllers working together:
juju deploy kafka-k8s --trust -n 3 --channel 4/edge --config roles=broker
juju deploy kafka-k8s --trust -n 3 --channel 4/edge --config roles=controller
juju integrate kafka-k8s:peer-cluster-orchestrator kraft-k8s:peer-cluster
For more information, see our tutorial and how-to guides:
Full documentation
For additional guidance, see our full Charmed Apache Kafka K8s documentation at https://documentation.ubuntu.com/charmed-kafka-k8s/4/.
Project and community
Charmed Apache Kafka K8s 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
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- Contribute and report issues
- Explore Canonical Data Fabric solutions
- Contact us 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
The Charmed Apache Kafka K8s Operator is free software, distributed under the Apache Software License, version 2.0. See LICENSE for more information.