4 — Aiven Kafka
Pre-class Checklist — 2 weeks before (Module 8)
2 weeks before Step 4 of 9
Aiven Kafka (Module 8 only)
Provision the cluster here; load credentials into Databricks on the next page.
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- Where: aiven.io → Sign up / log in
- Doc: Aiven sign-up
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- Where: Aiven Console → Create service → Apache Kafka
- Configure: Service name
mhp-de-workshop-kafka· Plan Free · Cloud Azure · Region West Europe (azure-westeurope) - Verify: Service status Running (green)
- Doc: Create an Aiven for Apache Kafka service
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- Where: Aiven Console →
mhp-de-workshop-kafka→ Overview → Connection information → Access key / Download CA certificate / Download access key - Configure: Save
ca.pem,service.cert,service.keylocally (needed for page 5 secrets) - Doc: Kafka SSL authentication
- Where: Aiven Console →
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- Where: Same Connection information panel → copy Bootstrap URI / Service URI (e.g.
kafka-xxxxx.aivencloud.com:12345) - Configure: Record on credentials sheet for Module 8
- Doc: Connect to Kafka
- Where: Same Connection information panel → copy Bootstrap URI / Service URI (e.g.
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- Where: Aiven Console → service → Topics / sample data tools — leave idle until Morning of (page 9)
- Note: Generator has ~4-hour max runtime — start on Module 8 morning only
See also Aiven streaming setup.