How to Run Apache Kafka 

Example : 1
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Step 2: Start the server

> bin/zookeeper-server-start.sh config/zookeeper.properties


> bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties



Step 3: Create a topic


> bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --zookeeper localhost:2181 --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1 --topic test

> bin/kafka-topics.sh --list --zookeeper localhost:2181


Step 4: Send some messages

> bin/kafka-console-producer.sh --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic test 
This is a message
This is another message



Step 5: Start a consumer


> bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 --topic test --from-beginning
This is a message
This is another message


Example : 2 
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Working example using Java source 

sudo bin/zookeeper-server-start.sh config/zookeeper.properties
sudo bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties
./kafka-java-producer.sh --v

./kafka-java-consumer.sh --v