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Deploying Kafka Monitoring on Qubinets

Deploying monitoring services for Apache Kafka can involve complex setups and configurations. Qubinets provides Kafka Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana in several steps. Here is a detailed tutorial to guide you through the process:

Prerequisites​

  1. Qubinets Account: Ensure you have an account on Qubinets. Sign up if you don’t have one.
  2. Qubinets Cluster: You need an existing Kubernetes cluster or you can create a new one using Qubinets.
  3. Kafka Server: Ensure you have kafka with kafka exporter enabled on your kafka deployment or deploy one using Qubinets Kafka qube.

Step 1: Create a Kubernetes Cluster on Qubinets​

  1. Login to Qubinets: Go to the Qubinets website and log in with your credentials.
  2. Create a Cluster:
    • Select New Project on the left side of the Qubinets website.
    • Select desired cluster type.
    • Choose the appropriate configuration for your cluster (e.g., cloud provider, node size, number of nodes, etc.).
    • Follow the prompts to create the cluster. This may take several minutes.

Step 2: Deploy required qubes​

  1. Configure Prometheus and Grafana:
    • Search for Prometheus in Qubinets App Catalog and add it to workspace.
    • Search for Grafana in Qubinets App Catalog and add it to workspace.
    • Select Grafana qube and add connection to Prometheus qube.
  2. (Optional) Deploy Kafka:
    • Select Qubinets Kafka from workspace and add it to workspace.
  3. Connect Prometheus to Kafka:
    • Select Prometheus qube and navigate to Qube Parameters
    • Enter Kafka Exporter domain or ip and port.
  4. Instantiate cloud
    • Select Instantiate button to instantiate configured cloud.

Step 3: Configure Grafana​

  1. Add data source:
    • Select deployed Grafana qube and open deployed application.
    • Select Add data sources
    • Enter prometheus URL. (Usually prometheus.<cluster-namespace>.<qubinets-domain>)
  2. Configure Grafana Dashboards:
    • Navigate to Dashboards and select New
  3. Import Predefined Dashboards
    • Select import dashboard
    • Go to grafana.com/dashboards and select url to import or load json file
    • Load desired dashboard (e.g. Kafka Metrics)

Conclusion​

Deploying Kafka Monitoring using Qubinets simplifies the process of managing a robust and scalable streaming platform. By following these steps, you can efficiently deploy, manage, and monitor Kafka on your Kubernetes cluster.

Remember to regularly update your Helm charts and Kubernetes configurations to ensure security and performance optimizations. Happy deploying!