Experience AutoMQ for Kafka
After completing the environment setup and initialization, this article demonstrates how to quickly create a Kafka instance and experience message sending and receiving.
In this article, references to AutoMQ Product Service Provider, AutoMQ Service Provider, and AutoMQ specifically refer to AutoMQ HK Limited.
Prerequisites
Before creating a Kafka instance, ensure you have met the prerequisites and completed the environment installation. If not, follow the steps here:
Creating an Instance
To experience AutoMQ for Kafka, you need to create an instance first. Each instance corresponds to an open-source Apache Kafka cluster. Users can create instances through the front-end interface of the environment console, while the backend of the console will create the underlying cloud resources and complete the software deployment of the instance on behalf of the user.
The steps are as follows:
Access the environment console URL and enter the environment console.
Enter the environment console, click on the left navigation bar, and navigate to the instance list.
Click the "Create New Instance" button and select parameters according to the following specifications.
Parameter | Value Description |
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Instance Name |
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Instance Remarks |
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Availability Zone Information |
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Subnet Information |
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Compute Specifications |
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Storage Specifications |
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- Click "Create Instance" and wait for the instance creation to complete.
Experience Sending and Receiving Messages
After the instance is created, you need to create a Topic before experiencing simple message sending and receiving. Follow these steps:
Click "Instance Details" to enter the instance, then click the "Topic" navigation bar on the left.
Click "New Topic," fill in the relevant parameters, and create the topic.
Click the topic name to enter the topic details, then click the "Produce Message" tab.
Fill in the test message content and click "Send" to complete the feature experience.
Next Steps
This quick start guide only demonstrates the basic process from environment creation to instance creation. AutoMQ Kafka is 100% compatible with Apache Kafka®, so for actual usage of AutoMQ Kafka, please refer to the relevant Apache Kafka documentation and knowledge base.
If there is no business need after the quick experience and testing, it is recommended to release the environment as soon as possible to avoid incurring costs from underlying cloud resource consumption.