How To Install Apache Kafka
[Apache Kafka](http://kafka.apache.org/) is a popular distributed message *broker* designed to efficiently handle large volumes of real-time data. A Kafka cluster is highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and has a high throughput compared to other message brokers such as [ActiveMQ](http://activemq.apache.org/) and [RabbitMQ](https://www.rabbitmq.com/). In this tutorial, you will install and use Apache Kafka on your server. Choose your operating system below to get started.
Ubuntu
How To Install Apache Kafka on Ubuntu 20.04
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