I would recommend using Docker — it would end up being run on a Linux kernel VM on windows and is easier to get started on with a bit of learning curve for Docker. Less time wasted overall and at least at that point you would know Docker.
Rahul On Aug 7, 2018, 4:50 AM -0400, jan <[email protected]>, wrote: > I tried using it just for learning a while back and wasted 3 days > because it's not supported on windows. Even basic stuff didn't work. I > did read the docs first! > > I think I've seen other people on this list have questions > about/problems for exactly the same reason, and that could be a lot of > time saved if it was in the docs - it needs to be. So how do I ask the > maintainers to put 'No, Not Windows" in there? > Serious question. > > I resent losing 3 days of work because of essential missing info. It > sounds like (compared to @M. Manna) that I got off lightly. > > So can we put a clear caveat in the documentation, please, right at the top? > > jan > > On 07/08/2018, M. Manna <[email protected]> wrote: > > The answer is - Absolutely not. If you don’t have Linux rack, or Kubernetes > > deployment -it will not work on Windows as guaranteed. > > > > I know this because I have tried to make it work for the past 1 year. File > > handling always fails and crashes the cluster on Windows. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > On Tue, 7 Aug 2018 at 01:54, Alew <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > Is it recommended to use production Kafka cluster on Windows? > > > > > > Can't get it from the documentation. It is possible to start Kafka on > > > Windows, but maybe it's for development purposes only. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
