Confluent Docker

If you have Docker installed on your desktop, you can use the local Kafka docker image to start the confluent platform.

https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/quickstart/ce-docker-quickstart.html

A docker-compose.yml is created in the root directory to start the confluent platform.

cd ~/networknt/kafka-sidecar
docker-compose up -d

If you are using Linux desktop, you can start confluent local from the command line.