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TechWorld with Nana: Kafka Crash Course - Hands-On Project

Get ready to dive into a hands-on Apache Kafka crash course where you’ll learn why Kafka exists, how it achieves scalable performance, and how to spin up a real Python + Docker demo. From setting up your project to writing producers and consumers (plus a bit of Kafka CLI magic), it’s everything you need to start building production-grade streaming apps.

Grab the accompanying resources—GitLab repo, Confluent docs, a DevOps Roadmap PDF—and follow handy timestamps to jump straight to what you need (setup, Docker Compose, producers, consumers, full flow tests, and graceful shutdown). Casual pace, step-by-step guidance, and a free month of PyCharm Pro included. Let’s Kafka!

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