You can configure a different retention policy that overrides the global one in server.properties when you create or alter a topic. Here's an example:
bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --zookeeper localhost:2181 --topic some-topic --partitions 1 --replication-factor 1 --config retention.ms=172800000 On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 6:28 AM Parth Gandhi < parth.gan...@excellenceinfonet.com> wrote: > All, > > We can set the retention policy for kafka logs from the server.properties > which will be applied to all the topic by default. However is there a way > to set up the different log retention policy for different topics? > > Also does kafka record the message in time while storing the message as > log? I randomly checked few logs and did not see it. Below is a screen > capture of one of my partition. What are these NULL values? > > [image: image.png] > > Thanks, > Parth Gandhi > DevOps > > > *Disclaimer* > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived by *Mimecast Ltd*, an innovator in Software as a > Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a *safer* and *more useful* place > for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and > compliance. To find out more Click Here > <http://www.mimecast.com/products/>. >
