.. _cp-config-reference: ===================================== |ak| Configuration Reference for |cp| ===================================== |ak-tm| configuration refers to the various settings and parameters that can be adjusted to optimize the performance, reliability, and security of a |ak| cluster and its clients. |ak| uses key-value pairs in a property file format for configuration. These values can be supplied either from a file or programmatically. The following configuration reference topics include settings for |ak| brokers, producers, and consumers, topics, and |kconnect-long|. - :ref:`Configure Brokers and Controllers ` - :ref:`Configure Topics ` - :ref:`Configure Producers ` - :ref:`Configure Consumers ` - :ref:`Configure Kafka Streams ` - :ref:`Configure the AdminClient ` - :ref:`Configure Kafka Connect ` - :ref:`Configure Kafka Source Connectors ` - :ref:`Configure Kafka Sink Connectors ` Related content *************** The following topics also provide configuration details for other |ak| or |cp| components: - :ref:`Configure Control Center ` - :ref:`Configure KRaft Controllers ` - :ref:`Configure ZooKeeper `