--- title: "#apache-kafka articles | Hashnode" description: "Apache Kafka is distributed event streaming platform capable of handling trillions of events a day." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/apache-kafka" --- Tag # #apache-kafka 209 posts · 89 followers [Marco Pedroza](https://hashnode.com/@mpedroza) · [2h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-a-spring-boot-app-with-mongodb-outbox-pattern/6af38195917abfd962203af6) ### [Create a Spring Boot App with Mongodb + Outbox Pattern](https://mpedroza.hashnode.dev/create-a-spring-boot-app-with-mongodb-outbox-pattern?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Avoid losing messages when your Apache Kafka server goes offline 5 min read · [mpedroza.hashnode.dev](https://mpedroza.hashnode.dev/create-a-spring-boot-app-with-mongodb-outbox-pattern?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Naveed Ahmed](https://hashnode.com/@naveedkumbhar) · [6d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/apache-kafka-architecture-what-devops-engineers-need-to-know/6aeb38915b8bf727f4026531) ### [Apache Kafka Architecture: What DevOps Engineers Need to Know](https://naveedkumbhar.hashnode.dev/apache-kafka-architecture-what-devops-engineers-need-to-know?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Explore Kafka architecture, partitions, consumer groups, KRaft metadata, Docker setup, Spring Boot integration, and Kubernetes operations. 3 min read · [naveedkumbhar.hashnode.dev](https://naveedkumbhar.hashnode.dev/apache-kafka-architecture-what-devops-engineers-need-to-know?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Kafma](https://hashnode.com/@kafma) · [Oct 22](https://hashnode.com/posts/confluent-kafka-for-net-in-2026-what-still-works-and-what-to-watch/6ad9f7c77cb268ddee084762) ### [Confluent.Kafka for .NET in 2026: What Still Works and What to Watch](https://kafma.hashnode.dev/confluent-kafka-for-net-in-2026-what-still-works-and-what-to-watch?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Where Confluent's C# client stands in 2026, and the hosting, producing, offset, and shutdown behavior to check in a .NET service. 9 min read · [kafma.hashnode.dev](https://kafma.hashnode.dev/confluent-kafka-for-net-in-2026-what-still-works-and-what-to-watch?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Kafma](https://hashnode.com/@kafma) · [Oct 20](https://hashnode.com/posts/kcat-kafkacat-cheat-sheet-list-topics-consume-and-produce-on-kafka/6ad72a2d99cf66806f7fdb7a) ### [kcat (kafkacat) Cheat Sheet: List Topics, Consume, and Produce on Kafka](https://kafma.hashnode.dev/kcat-kafkacat-cheat-sheet-list-topics-consume-and-produce-on-kafka?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Commands for installing kcat, listing topics, and reading and writing records, plus how to create topics without it. 6 min read · [kafma.hashnode.dev](https://kafma.hashnode.dev/kcat-kafkacat-cheat-sheet-list-topics-consume-and-produce-on-kafka?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [George Ezejiofor](https://hashnode.com/@georgeezejiofor) · [Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/open-source-databricks-ai-native-lakehouse-homelab/6ad2a764a305ffe66917ddea) ### [Self-Hosted Databricks Alternative: Homelab Data Lakehouse (AI/ML Data Factory)](https://georgeezejiofor.com/open-source-databricks-ai-native-lakehouse-homelab?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Self-Hosted Databricks Alternative: Homelab Data Lakehouse (AI/ML Data Factory) 40 min read · [georgeezejiofor.com](https://georgeezejiofor.com/open-source-databricks-ai-native-lakehouse-homelab?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [12](https://hashnode.com/posts/open-source-databricks-ai-native-lakehouse-homelab/6ad2a764a305ffe66917ddea) [Kafma](https://hashnode.com/@kafma) · [Oct 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/node-rdkafka-in-2026-what-still-works-and-what-to-watch/6ac9fd57298f8739fa521c72) ### [node-rdkafka in 2026: What Still Works and What to Watch](https://kafma.hashnode.dev/node-rdkafka-in-2026-what-still-works-and-what-to-watch?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) node-rdkafka in 2026: what still works, why delivery reports need polling, native build and Windows caveats, and how actively it is maintained. 4 min read · [kafma.hashnode.dev](https://kafma.hashnode.dev/node-rdkafka-in-2026-what-still-works-and-what-to-watch?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Abhishek Banerjee](https://hashnode.com/@socialthinker) · [Sep 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/event-driven-architecture-in-2026-why-you-might-not-need-kafka/6aaec82f572c3c58f9d56687) ### [Event-Driven Architecture in 2026: Why You Might Not Need Kafka](https://deeper-in-tech.hashnode.dev/event-driven-architecture-in-2026-why-you-might-not-need-kafka?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Apache Kafka has long been the default choice for event streaming. Here is why lighter message brokers, modern bus topologies, and cloud-native queues often make more sense for 95% of asynchronous wor 5 min read · [deeper-in-tech.hashnode.dev](https://deeper-in-tech.hashnode.dev/event-driven-architecture-in-2026-why-you-might-not-need-kafka?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Poornachandra Kashi](https://hashnode.com/@poornakashi) · [Sep 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-netflix-s-write-ahead-log-taught-me-about-building-reliable-data-systems/6a9b4355d9be8041e336497f) ### [What Netflix's Write-Ahead Log Taught Me About Building Reliable Data Systems](https://techwithkashi.hashnode.dev/what-netflix-s-write-ahead-log-taught-me-about-building-reliable-data-systems?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Netflix built a pluggable, distributed write-ahead log to fix data consistency across Cassandra, Kafka, and EVCache. Here's how it works. 6 min read · [techwithkashi.hashnode.dev](https://techwithkashi.hashnode.dev/what-netflix-s-write-ahead-log-taught-me-about-building-reliable-data-systems?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [PRINCE KUMAR](https://hashnode.com/@farshoreprince) · [Aug 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/kafka-explained-like-you-re-5-events-partitions-and-consumer-groups/6a949a63d294281498f8d735) ### [Kafka Explained Like You're 5: Events, Partitions, and Consumer Groups](https://princekumar-engineer.hashnode.dev/kafka-explained-like-you-re-5-events-partitions-and-consumer-groups?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn Kafka from the ground up by understanding events, producers, topics, partitions, partition keys, consumer groups, brokers, event retention, replayability, scalability, and event-driven architecture with simple real-world examples. 27 min read · [princekumar-engineer.hashnode.dev](https://princekumar-engineer.hashnode.dev/kafka-explained-like-you-re-5-events-partitions-and-consumer-groups?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Manu Shukla](https://hashnode.com/@mr-manushukla) · [Aug 22](https://hashnode.com/posts/msk-custom-domain-names-shipped-17-august-2026-and-the-nlb-behind-them-does-not-scale-with-your-brok/6a89707dc7e427afebb50b8d) ### [MSK custom domain names shipped 17 August 2026, and the NLB behind them does not scale with your brokers](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/msk-custom-domain-names-shipped-17-august-2026-and-the-nlb-behind-them-does-not-scale-with-your-brok?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) MSK custom domain names shipped 17 August 2026, and the NLB behind them does not scale with your brokers Summary. Amazon MSK added cluster-level custom domain names for MSK Provisioned clusters on 17 16 min read · [ecorpit.hashnode.dev](https://ecorpit.hashnode.dev/msk-custom-domain-names-shipped-17-august-2026-and-the-nlb-behind-them-does-not-scale-with-your-brok?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)