Working with Confluent Cloud

The following topic explains how to configure the Replicate Kafka endpoint to work with Confluent Cloud.

1. Create a cluster in Confluent Cloud.
2. Copy the Bootstrap server value from the cluster settings to the Broker servers field in General tab of the Replicate Kafka endpoint settings.
3. In the General tab of the Replicate Kafka endpoint settings, select Username and Password (SASL/PLAIN) from the Authentication drop-down list.
4. In your Confluent Cluster's API access screen, create an API key pair.
5. Copy the key and the secret to the Kafka endpoint's Username and Password fields respectively.
6. In the Kafka endpoint settings, select the Use SSL option and either enter the full path to the CA file in the CA path field on the Replicate machine, or use the Browse button to upload the file contents into the endpoint settings. Using the Browse button eliminates the need to access files on the Replicate machine, which is recommended for better security. If you use the Browse button, the file content will be stored as base64-encoded data in this field. The CA file should be created according to Confluent's guidelines and should contain the CA that signs all of the Confluent Cloud certificates as well as its Root CA Signer.

You should be all set now to work with Confluent Cloud.