Kafka

Kafka is an open-source distributed event and stream-processing platform built to process demanding real-time data feeds. It is inherently scalable, with high throughput and availability.

Getting Started

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

How-Tos

Guides on how to get started with Kafka managed clusters, how to modify users and databases, and how to improve performance and high availability.

Reference

API and CLI reference documentation for the Kafka database service, including example requests and available parameters.

Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Kafka.

Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

Latest Updates

17 June 2024

• Managed databases now supports log forwarding to OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, and Rsyslog. You can create and manage log sinks using the control panel and DigitalOcean API. For more detailed steps, see our guides for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, and Kafka.

5 June 2024

• You can now add existing Kafka databases to App Platform apps. This feature is in beta.

30 April 2024

• Kafka v3.7 is now available is now available for new and existing clusters.

For more information, see all Kafka release notes.