A technical guide on automating the restart of failed Kafka Connect tasks using bash scripts and the REST API.
A guide to securely externalizing secrets like passwords in Kafka Connect configuration using KIP-297 and the FileConfigProvider.
Explains how to delete a Kafka Connect connector by directly modifying its configuration topic when the REST API is unavailable.
Explains the role of Kafka Connect converters, demonstrating that JSON source data doesn't automatically become structured messages.
A technical guide on how to read Kafka Connect offset data using the Confluent REST Proxy over HTTP, including example commands.
Guide to configuring Kafka Connect logging, including changing log levels and redirecting output to files.
A technical guide sharing practical Docker and Docker Compose tips for working with Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, and ksqlDB environments.
Overview of methods and tools for streaming data changes from Oracle databases into Apache Kafka, including CDC options.
Useful command-line snippets for managing Kafka Connect connectors via its REST API, including listing and deleting connectors.
Solutions for handling Oracle NUMBER and TIMESTAMP data types in Kafka Connect JDBC Connector, including configuration and SQL casting.
A technical guide on configuring MongoDB replication and using Debezium to stream database changes into Apache Kafka.
A technical guide on setting up Debezium and Kafka Connect to stream real-time data changes from MySQL into Apache Kafka.
A technical guide on using Kafka Connect to stream data from an Oracle database into Elasticsearch for real-time analytics.
A technical guide on using Kafka Connect to consume events from Azure Event Hubs and forward them to a Kafka topic.
Troubleshooting guide for resolving Oracle GoldenGate Kafka Connect Handler errors, focusing on schema registry and Avro serialization issues.
Explains a common Kafka Connect error about JsonDeserializer requiring 'schema' and 'payload' fields and provides the solution.
Guide to separating Kafka Connect REST HTTP logs from stdout into a dedicated file using log4j configuration for easier troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting guide for resolving Avro serialization errors when integrating Oracle GoldenGate with Kafka Connect.
How to fix a Java IncompatibleClassChangeError when running the Kafka Connect HDFS connector by unsetting the CLASSPATH.
Resolving a Kafka Connect JDBC error with Oracle due to case-sensitive table names in connector configuration.
