Scenario 1: Development and Testing with Local Single Node Kafka Cluster

This scenario sets up a local development environment using a single‑node Kafka cluster, preferably using Kraft instead of ZooKeeper.

The development and testing with local single node Kafka cluster steps are as follows.

1. Install WSL2 on Windows. Follow the official Microsoft guide.

2. Set up Kafka in WSL2.

3. Start Kafka server.

4. Configure ESP to connect to local Kafka.

5. Run ESP and test event streaming. (The ESP and verify events are produced using a consumer, or tool, that can consume the stream.)

Additional Resources

Additional resources are as follows.

• Kafka documentation

• WSL2 documentation