Kafka Integration with Spring Boot

This repository contains a sample Spring Boot project demonstrating integration with Apache Kafka. It showcases the setup for producing and consuming messages using Kafka, making it easier to understand the basics of Kafka-Spring Boot integration.

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Features

• Kafka Producer: Sends messages to a Kafka topic.
• Kafka Consumer: Listens to messages from a Kafka topic.
• Configurable Kafka Properties: Easily modify Kafka server and topic configurations.
• JSON Serialization/Deserialization: Support for structured message formats.
• Spring Boot Integration: Simplified setup using Spring Kafka.

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Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Apache Kafka installed locally or accessible remotely
• Maven or Gradle installed
• Docker (optional, for Kafka setup)