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Kafka client
Navigate to Client​
![Left Navigation](/ent/assets/images/left-nav-8ddc856999fc41161aab8d5429428f1f.jpg)
Create a NEW Kafka Client​
![Create Kafka](/ent/assets/images/create-6a251a6af3762a41d87eb6bb7050a36e.jpg)
CONSUMER GROUP ID
The Kafka client ID needs to be same as the Broker's CONSUMER GROUP ID
Create a New Server​
The term "Kafka server" refers to a Kafka broker. A Kafka broker is a part of the Kafka cluster and is responsible for storing and managing Kafka topics. It acts as a server that handles incoming data from producers, stores that data on disk, and serves that data to consumers.
![Kafka Server](/ent/assets/images/server-207d241ac991cdb74cfa2d134a21ff74.jpg)
Address
127.0.0.1
Address of the Kafka ServerPort
9092
Default Kafka port number
Kafka Broker Info​
Establish a New Connection​
![Kafka Connection](/ent/assets/images/connection-ba33e2639bfef77bfa7d730f6ed5e9d5.jpg)
Type
kafka
Address of the Kafka ServerFetch API version
5
Default Kafka port numberTLS Cert Key for the connection
client certfile
cert.pem
certfile
keyfilekey.pem
Key cert file
keyfile password......
keyfile password
cacertfileca-cert.pem
CA certfile
Start Kafka Client​
WAIT!
Start after all the configuration is complete.
![Kafka Start](/ent/assets/images/start-01b77981fc7a1cfedbb50e9a2d7c7e89.jpg)
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