Kafka

Lesson in the MongoDB Roadmap · Stage 10: Scaling MongoDB

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Kafka?

Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform designed for high-throughput, fault-tolerant, and scalable data streaming. It is primarily used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Kafka allows you to publish and subscribe to streams of records, store those records in a fault-tolerant way, and process them in real-time.

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Free resources to learn Kafka

Official docsKafka Connector v1.15 - MongoDB Docs
Official docsData Streaming with Apache Kafka & MongoDB
ArticleUnleash Data Magic with MongoDB Custom JavaScript Functions

Kafka: common questions

Can I learn Kafka in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Kafka in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Kafka tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 92 of 106 in the free MongoDB roadmap, in stage 10, Scaling MongoDB. If you are new to MongoDB, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.