Configure Kafka Connect

Configure Kafka Connect 

1. Edit the following.

sudo vim $KAFKA_HOME/config/connect-distributed.properties

2. Add the following to the config.

bootstrap.servers=<BOOTSTRAP_SERVER1,BOOTSTRAP_SERVER2,BOOTSTRAP_SERVER3>
plugin.path=/usr/local/share/kafka/plugins
key.converter.schemas.enable=false
value.converter.schemas.enable=false
config.storage.replication.factor=<replication_factor>

It is important that your topics and the replication factor here match. 

Start Kafka Connect

1. Run connect-distributed.sh and pass the config. 

sudo $KAFKA_HOME/bin/connect-distributed.sh $KAFKA_HOME/config/connect-distributed.properties