Since 2018 Strimzi has been helping you run Apache Kafka on Kubernetes. Now with version 4.0 of Kafka out, Strimzi has evolved to support the new KRaft protocol. Whether you’re an experienced Strimzi user, or you’re just getting started, it’s time to brush up on your knowledge!

In this session I will demonstrate how you can use the CNCF Kubernetes operator Strimzi to deploy a Kafka cluster running in KRaft mode. We’ll cover the custom resources you need to create, as well as some of the configuration options available. I’ll also share some of the latest features that have been added to Strimzi around migrating to KRaft mode, scaling and rebalancing Kafka, and managing Connect clusters. Come along to see what makes Strimzi such a popular open source project.