Docker Operations for Confluent Platform

This section provides more details about how to run a Confluent Platform cluster on Docker. If you are looking for a getting started tutorial, see the Quick Start for Confluent Platform.

Topics in this section

This section contains the following topics:

• Monitor and Track Metrics in Docker with JMX in Confluent Platform: How to set up monitoring with JMX and recommendations for extending the images to use other monitoring solutions.

• Configure Kafka Logs for Docker in Confluent Platform: How to use log4j in a Docker setup.

• Configure a Multi-Node Confluent Platform Environment with Docker: Describes configuring a multi-node system with Docker.

• Mount Docker External Volumes in Confluent Platform: This is important when running Kafka brokers on Docker, as they require a persistent filesystem.

• Configure Share Groups for Docker in Confluent Platform: Describes configuring share groups with Docker.

Related topics

• Install Confluent Platform Using Docker

• Docker Image Reference for Confluent Platform

• Docker Image Configuration Reference for Confluent Platform