Kafka on windows

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23115013/is-there-an-easy-way-to-install-kafka-on-windows

• Install Zookeeper first (I downloaded v3.3.6) zookeeper-3.3.6.tar.gz
• Extract Zookeeper and run this command in powershell/cmd \zookeeper-3.3.6\bin> .\zkServer.cmd Now this should up a Zookeeper instance on localhost:2181
• Download Kafka binary version (I downloaded v0.10.0.1)kafka_2.10-0.10.0.1.tgz
• Extract Kafka, time to modify some configs
• Inside Kafka extraction you can find .\config\server.properties
• In .\config\server.properties replace log.dirs=c:/kafka/kafka-logs
• Note: Make sure to create those folders in relevant paths
• Happy news: Now Kafka ships with windows .bat scripts, You can find these files inside ./bin/windows folder
• Start powershell/cmd and run this command to start Kafka broker .\bin\windows\kafka-server-start.bat .\config\server.properties
• DONE!, Now you have a running Zookeeper instance and a Kafka broker.