Topic limits can't override broker limits. On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 6:42 PM Sakke Ferraris <sa...@ferrasys.com> wrote:
> Hi all! > > I have questions regarding configuration for large messages. I understand > that kafka has settings for broker and topic for message max sizes; > message.max.bytes (broker config) and max.message.bytes (topic config). > > I wonder if max.message.bytes for a topic can be larger that the server > default message.max.bytes? The problem I am facing is that now and then > there are messages that hit the 1MB wall even compressed. It is rare that > the messages get larger, but also there is no theoretical max size for the > messages. > > I am not allowed to tamper with the general setting since it could have > performance implications for all other users, but what could the > performance implications be if the max.message.bytes is considerably higher > on one topic? > > Best Regards, Sakke F > > >
