Kafka Setup on Windows 11 in 12 Steps 🚀 (2026) | Apache Kafka Beginner Guide #Shorts

Learn how to setup Apache Kafka on Windows 11 step by step.(2026)

In this YouTube Shorts video, I show the complete process to install and run Kafka using WSL and Ubuntu terminal.

Steps covered:
steps for setup kafka on windows 11
1 java installation
2 go to the official site https://kafka.apache.org/downloads and download the binary version
3 extract folder
tar -xzf kafka_2.13-3.7.0.tgz
cd kafka_2.13-3.7.0
4 install wsl using wsl --install and open ubuntu terminal
5 install java in ubuntu terminal
6 generate cluster ID
bin/kafka-storage.sh random-uuid
Gb7dFPCkQTm5CNmR28cjrQ

7 Format Kafka Storage
bin/kafka-storage.sh format \
-t L2Kp3sT8R6mYz9Q \
-c config/server.properties --standalone

8 start server
bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties

9 create topic
bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic orders --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --partitions 1 --replication-factor 1

10 check topic
bin/kafka-topics.sh --list --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

11 test producer
bin/kafka-console-producer.sh --topic orders --bootstrap-server localhost:9092
send message hello world

12 test consumer
bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --topic orders --from-beginnin
g --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

Perfect for beginners who want to start learning Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture.

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