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# Prepare Kafka

# Prepare your Apache Kafka client environment {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

Install the Apache Kafka binaries on your Unix or Windows client machine.

## Vorbereitungen

Confirm that you have Java 11.0 or higher installed by running the following command:

    java --version

Role required: admin

## Prozedur

1. Download and install Apache Kafka.
   1. Download the [Apache Kafka](https://kafka.apache.org/downloads) binaries.  
      Ensure that you download the binaries, not the source code, from the Apache Kafka website.
   2. Unzip the Apache Kafka package.  
      For example:

          tar -zxvf kafka_2.13-3.2.0.tgz

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2. Navigate to the parent directory where you extracted the Apache Kafka package.
   * For example, on Unix:

         cd /home/user/Software

   * For example, on Windows:

         cd C:\Software

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3. Simplify the Apache Kafka directory name by renaming it to kafka.
   * For example, on Unix:

         mv kafka_2.13-3.2.0 kafka

   * For example, on Windows:

         rename kafka_2.13-3.2.0 kafka

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## Ergebnisse

The Apache Kafka client is installed in a simplified directory on your local machine.

## Nächste Maßnahme

[Create a test topic in Hermes using the Kafka client](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/yRi94EGo~4Y5VlscX_qriQ "Create a topic for sending and receiving test messages in the Hermes Kafka cluster.")