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Kafka on Kubernetes with SSL

I have a Kafka cluster that is running on K8S. I am using the confluent kafka image as and I have an EXTERNAL listeners that is working. How can I add SSL encryption? Should I use an ingress? Where can I find good documentation? Thank you

Solution

  • I recommend using Strimzi kafka operator to deploy Kafka to Kubernetes. I'm using it in production for a year now. It supports SSL, external load balancers, kafka exporter, etc Strimzi Kafka Operator