Running Apache Kafka on Kubernetes: A Comprehensive Deployment Guide

Welcome back to our Kafka series! In previous posts, we’ve explored the fundamentals of Apache Kafka, its architecture, and use cases for real-time data streaming. Today, we’re diving into deploying Kafka on Kubernetes (K8s), a powerful combination that enables scalable, resilient, and manageable Kafka clusters. This guide builds on our earlier discussions by focusing on production-ready deployments, with an emphasis on why node architecture directly impacts Kafka’s performance and reliability.