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Confluent Documentation
Find the guides, samples, tutorials, API, and CLI reference to get started with the streaming data platform based on Apache Kafka®.
Confluent Cloud
A fully-managed data streaming platform with a cloud-native Apache Kafka® engine for elastic scaling,
enterprise-grade security, stream processing, and governance.
Confluent Platform
An enterprise-grade distribution of Apache Kafka available on-premises as self-managed
software, with enterprise-grade security, stream processing, and governance.
Apache Kafka
An open-source distributed data streaming engine used by thousands of companies to build streaming
data pipelines and applications, powering mission-critical operational and analytics use cases.
What's New
Try out the latest data streaming platform features, including Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink® and Confluent for VS Code.
Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink
A cloud-native, serverless service for Apache Flink that enables simple, scalable, and secure stream processing that integrates seamlessly with Kafka
Confluent for VS Code
Build, manage, and monitor data streaming applications with Confluent for VS Code
Confluent Terraform Provider
Deploy Confluent Cloud infrastructure at scale
Release Notes for Confluent Cloud
Discover the latest features
Confluent Cloud APIs
Use the API to manage your deployment
Cloud Network Management
Learn about the latest networking features
Featured Content
Get started with the fully-managed Confluent Cloud Quick Start or on-premises using the Confluent Platform ZIP and TAR installation.
Confluent Cloud Quick Start
Get started with quickly with a fully-managed data streaming platform
ZIP and TAR Installation
Install Confluent Platform on-premises using ZIP and TAR archive
Install Confluent CLI
Manage Confluent Platform and Cloud using the command-line interface
Confluent Platform Quick Start
Use your laptop to quickly get started with Confluent Platform on-premises
Get Started with Connect
Get started and learn the Kafka Connect basics
Cluster Types
Learn about the Kafka cluster types available in Confluent Cloud
Browse by Feature
Find the guides, examples, and tutorials for Confluent features, including the Kafka consumer or the Kafka CLI tools.
More Ways to Learn
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