The integration part of Apache Kafka that you're talking about is called Kafka Connect. Kafka Connect runs as its own process, known as a Kafka Connect Worker, either on its own or as part of a cluster. Kafka Connect will usually be deployed on a separate instance from the Kafka brokers.
Kafka Connect connectors will usually connect to the external system over the network if that makes sense (e.g. a database) but not always (e.g. if its acting as a syslog endpoint, or maybe processing local files). You can learn more about Kafka Connect and its deployment model here: https://rmoff.dev/crunch19-zero-to-hero-kafka-connect -- Robin Moffatt | Senior Developer Advocate | ro...@confluent.io | @rmoff On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 03:43, George <george...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > > Please advise, a real noob here still, unpacking how the stack still > works... > > if I have a mySQL server, or a web server, or a 2 node JBOSS cluster. > > If I want to use the mysql connector to connect to the MySQL DB to pull > data using CDC... then I need to install the Kafka stack on the DB server, > I understand that this will be a stand alone install, assume with no > zookeeper involved. > > Similarly for the apache web server and the 2 JBOSS servers > > G > > -- > You have the obligation to inform one honestly of the risk, and as a person > you are committed to educate yourself to the total risk in any activity! > > Once informed & totally aware of the risk, > every fool has the right to kill or injure themselves as they see fit! >
