# Change directory to Kafka's installation on directory

cd /Kafka

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# Run Zookeeper from the bin folder but redirect the outputs to null so that

# messages from Zookeeper don't get mixed-up with messages from Kafka on the console

 bin/zookeeper-server-start.sh config/zookeeper.properties > /dev/null 2>&1 &

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 # You can run the following command to verify that Zookeeper is indeed running

 ps -aef

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 # Run the  Kafka service. You should see output from the service on the console. 

 # Hit Enter key when the output stops to return to the console.

 bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties &

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 # At this point you have a basic Kafka environment setup and running.

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 # Create a topic 'datajek-events' to publish to.

 bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic datajek-topic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

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# Write some messages to the 'datajek-events' topic

bin/kafka-console-producer.sh --topic datajek-topic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

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# Press Ctrl+C to stop the producer

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# Read the messages written to the topic by running the consumer

bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --topic datajek-topic --from-beginning --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

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# You should see all the messages you typed earlier, displayed on the console. Press

# Ctrl+C anytime to stop the consumer.