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Dekaf: How to Use Kafka Minus the Kafka

TUTORIALS5/13/2025

Have you ever wanted Kafka’s real-time pub/sub benefits without implementing and maintaining a whole Kafka ecosystem yourself? Learn how with Dekaf. We’ll cover some Kafka basics to help explain how Estuary’s Kafka API compatibility layer fits seamlessly into a modern data architecture.

- Register for a free Estuary account: https://dashboard.estuary.dev/register/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dekaf_video
- Learn more about Dekaf: https://docs.estuary.dev/reference/Connectors/dekaf/
- Find the example kcat command: https://docs.estuary.dev/guides/dekaf_reading_collections_from_kafka/#2-set-up-your-kafka-client
- Join us on Slack: https://go.estuary.dev/slack

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 What is Kafka?
1:04 The Kafka Ecosystem
2:39 Integrating with Kafka Consumers...
3:26 ...using Dekaf
4:12 Dekaf Setup
6:16 kcat Test
6:45 Final Thoughts

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