Kafka Sample Project

This repository demonstrates a simple Kafka setup using Docker, with separate NestJS-based producer and consumer services.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Prerequisites
• Setup
• Kafka UI Dashboard
• Running the Producer
• Running the Consumer

Overview

This project provides:

• A local Kafka broker and UI dashboard via Docker Compose
• A NestJS producer service (producer/) to send messages to Kafka
• A NestJS consumer service (consumer/) to receive messages from Kafka

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Node.js & Yarn (for running producer/consumer)

Setup

Start Kafka and the UI dashboard:

docker compose up -d

Kafka UI Dashboard

Once started, access the Kafka UI dashboard at http://localhost:8080.

Running the Producer

1. Navigate to the producer folder:

   cd producer
   yarn install
   yarn start

2. The producer will send messages to the Kafka broker.

Running the Consumer

1. Navigate to the consumer folder:

   cd consumer
   yarn install
   yarn start

2. The consumer will listen for messages from the Kafka broker.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.