Apache Kafka Consumer Application with Spring Boot

This repository contains a Spring Boot application that acts as a Kafka consumer. It demonstrates how to consume messages from a Kafka topic using Apache Kafka and Spring Boot. The application runs on port 9292.

Prerequisites

Before running the Kafka consumer application, you should have a Kafka cluster set up. If you haven't set up a Kafka cluster yet, refer to the README in this repository for instructions on setting up a Kafka cluster locally on a Windows setup.

Getting Started with Kafka Consumer Application

Follow these steps to set up and run the Kafka consumer application:

1. Clone the Repository: Clone this repository to your local machine using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/Ninjavin/kafka-consumer-spring-boot.git

2. Configure Kafka Properties:

   • Open the src/main/resources/application.yml file.
   • Update the spring.kafka.bootstrap-servers property to match your Kafka broker's address (e.g., localhost:9092).
   • Update the spring.kafka.consumer.group-id property to set a unique consumer group ID.

3. Build and Run the Application

4. Access the Application:

   • Once the application is running, you can use Offset Explorer to visualize the incoming messages to the Consumer.

5. Consume Messages:

   • The application will automatically start consuming messages from the Kafka topic specified in the configuration.