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Kafka Streams for Confluent Platform

Kafka Streams is a client library for building applications and microservices, where the input and output
data are stored in an Apache Kafka® cluster. It combines the simplicity of writing and deploying
standard Java and Scala applications on the client side with the benefits of Kafka’s server-side cluster
(../_glossary.html#term-Kafka-cluster) technology.

 Ready to get started?

Sign up for Confluent Cloud (https://www.confluent.io/confluent-cloud/?

session_ref=https://www.google.com/), the fully managed cloud-native service for Apache Kafka®
and get started for free using the Cloud quick start (/cloud/current/get-started/index.html).
Download Confluent Platform (https://www.confluent.io/download/#confluent-platform?
session_ref=https://www.google.com/), the self managed, enterprise-grade distribution of Apache
Kafka and get started using the Confluent Platform quick start (/platform/7.6/platform-
quickstart.html).

Free Video Course

The free Kafka Streams 101 course (https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/kafka-streams/get-started/?
session_ref=https://www.google.com/) shows what Kafka Streams is and how to get started with it.

Quick Start Guide

Build your first Kafka Streams application (https://developer.confluent.io/tutorials/creating-first-apache-
kafka-streams-application/confluent.html?session_ref=https://www.google.com/) shows how to run a Java
application that uses the Kafka Streams library by demonstrating a simple end-to-end data pipeline
powered by Kafka.

Streams Podcasts
Streaming Audio (https://developer.confluent.io/podcast/?session_ref=https://www.google.com/) is
a podcast from Confluent, the team that built Kafka. Confluent developer advocates and guests
unpack a variety of topics surrounding Kafka, event stream (../_glossary.html#term-event-stream)

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processing, and real-time data.

Capacity Planning Your Apache Kafka Cluster (https://developer.confluent.io/podcast/capacity-

planning-your-apache-kafka-cluster/?session_ref=https://www.google.com/)
Real-Time Stream Processing with Kafka Streams ft. Bill Bejeck
(https://developer.confluent.io/podcast/real-time-stream-processing-with-kafka-streams-ft-bill-
bejeck?session_ref=https://www.google.com/)
Running Hundreds of Stream Processing Applications with Apache Kafka at Wise
(https://developer.confluent.io/podcast/running-hundreds-of-stream-processing-applications-with-
apache-kafka-at-wise?session_ref=https://www.google.com/)
Apache Kafka Fundamentals: The Concept of Streams and Tables ft. Michael Noll
(https://confluent.buzzsprout.com/186154/3559354-apache-kafka-fundamentals-the-concept-of-
streams-and-tables-ft-michael-noll)
Introducing JSON and Protobuf Support ft. David Araujo and Tushar Thole
(https://confluent.buzzsprout.com/186154/3970760-introducing-json-and-protobuf-support-ft-david-
araujo-and-tushar-thole)

Recommended Reading
Blog post: Introducing Apache Kafka 3.6 (https://www.confluent.io/blog/introducing-apache-kafka-3-
6/?session_ref=https://www.google.com/)
Blog post: Streams and Tables in Apache Kafka: A Primer (https://www.confluent.io/blog/kafka-
streams-tables-part-1-event-streaming/?session_ref=https://www.google.com/)
Blog post: Introducing Kafka Streams: Stream Processing Made Simple
(https://www.confluent.io/blog/introducing-kafka-streams-stream-processing-made-simple/?
session_ref=https://www.google.com/)
Course: Kafka Streams 101 (https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/kafka-streams/get-started/?
session_ref=https://www.google.com/)
Course: Kafka Storage and Processing Fundamentals (https://developer.confluent.io/learn/kafka-
storage-and-processing/?session_ref=https://www.google.com/)

Streams API Screencasts

Watch Apache Kafka 3.6 - New Features & Improvements (https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GW3625sEJyc) on YouTube.

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Apache Kafka 3.6 - New Features & Improvements

Watch the Intro to Streams API (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3JKCLG3VP4) on YouTube.

1. Intro to Streams | Apache Kafka® Streams API

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