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Managed Kafka with tiered storage and built-in schema registry.
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Kafka‑compatible streaming platform that’s faster, lighter, and ZooKeeper‑free.
Redpanda delivers a high‑performance, Kafka‑API compatible streaming data platform built in C++ that eliminates ZooKeeper and JVM overhead, offering simple deployment, tiered storage, and a rich connector ecosystem.
Redpanda is a high‑performance streaming data platform that implements the Apache Kafka® APIs while being built in C++. By removing the need for ZooKeeper and the JVM, it reduces operational overhead and delivers up to ten times the throughput of traditional Kafka deployments. Developers can use existing Kafka client libraries, and the platform provides tiered storage and a broad set of connectors for seamless integration.
Redpanda can be installed via native packages for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/RedHat, or macOS, run in Docker containers, or built from source with Bazel. The rpk CLI simplifies cluster management, and the system is designed for cloud‑native and on‑premises environments alike. With a focus on simplicity, monitoring, and automated upgrades, teams can achieve lower latency and higher reliability without managing additional services.
The platform targets developers and operators who need real‑time event streaming but want to avoid the complexity of traditional Kafka clusters. Its compatibility ensures a smooth migration path, while the lightweight architecture makes it suitable for edge, microservice, and large‑scale analytics workloads.
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Yes, Redpanda implements the Kafka protocol, so any standard Kafka client library (Java, Go, Python, etc.) works without changes.
No, Redpanda removes the ZooKeeper dependency entirely.
Use the provided apt or yum scripts for Debian/Ubuntu and Fedora/RedHat, or download the tar.gz archive for other distributions.
Yes, Docker images are available; on macOS you can start a container with `rpk container start`.
Stable releases are intended for production use; release‑candidate builds are for testing new features only.
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