Company
Date Published
Author
Mathis Van Eetvelde
Word count
1848
Language
English
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None

Summary

This tutorial demonstrates how to build a Kafka data pipeline that streams data from a Kafka topic into a Timescale database using Apache Kafka Connect and the PostgreSQL sink connector. The process involves installing and configuring Kafka, creating topics, setting up the Timescale database, and creating the Kafka Connect worker. The tutorial covers various aspects of the setup, including configuration files, plugin installation, and connector creation. It provides step-by-step instructions for sending messages to a Kafka topic and validating the connection to the Timescale database.