3.1 Broker Configs

The essential configurations are the following:

  • broker.id
  • log.dirs
  • zookeeper.connect

Topic-level configurations and defaults are discussed in more detail below.

  • advertised.listeners

    Listeners to publish to ZooKeeper for clients to use, if different than the listeners config property. In IaaS environments, this may need to be different from the interface to which the broker binds. If this is not set, the value for listeners will be used. Unlike listeners, it is not valid to advertise the 0.0.0.0 meta-address.
    Also unlike listeners, there can be duplicated ports in this property, so that one listener can be configured to advertise another listener’s address. This can be useful in some cases where external load balancers are used.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • auto.create.topics.enable

    Enable auto creation of topic on the server

    Type:boolean
    Default:true
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • auto.leader.rebalance.enable

    Enables auto leader balancing. A background thread checks the distribution of partition leaders at regular intervals, configurable by `leader.imbalance.check.interval.seconds`. If the leader imbalance exceeds `leader.imbalance.per.broker.percentage`, leader rebalance to the preferred leader for partitions is triggered.

    Type:boolean
    Default:true
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • background.threads

    The number of threads to use for various background processing tasks

    Type:int
    Default:10
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • broker.id

    The broker id for this server. If unset, a unique broker id will be generated.To avoid conflicts between zookeeper generated broker id’s and user configured broker id’s, generated broker ids start from reserved.broker.max.id + 1.

    Type:int
    Default:-1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • compression.type

    Specify the final compression type for a given topic. This configuration accepts the standard compression codecs (‘gzip’, ‘snappy’, ‘lz4’, ‘zstd’). It additionally accepts ‘uncompressed’ which is equivalent to no compression; and ‘producer’ which means retain the original compression codec set by the producer.

    Type:string
    Default:producer
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • control.plane.listener.name

    Name of listener used for communication between controller and brokers. Broker will use the control.plane.listener.name to locate the endpoint in listeners list, to listen for connections from the controller. For example, if a broker’s config is :
    listeners = INTERNAL://192.1.1.8:9092, EXTERNAL://10.1.1.5:9093, CONTROLLER://192.1.1.8:9094
    listener.security.protocol.map = INTERNAL:PLAINTEXT, EXTERNAL:SSL, CONTROLLER:SSL
    control.plane.listener.name = CONTROLLER
    On startup, the broker will start listening on “192.1.1.8:9094” with security protocol “SSL”.
    On controller side, when it discovers a broker’s published endpoints through zookeeper, it will use the control.plane.listener.name to find the endpoint, which it will use to establish connection to the broker.
    For example, if the broker’s published endpoints on zookeeper are :
    “endpoints” : [“INTERNAL://broker1.example.com:9092”,”EXTERNAL://broker1.example.com:9093”,”CONTROLLER://broker1.example.com:9094”]
    and the controller’s config is :
    listener.security.protocol.map = INTERNAL:PLAINTEXT, EXTERNAL:SSL, CONTROLLER:SSL
    control.plane.listener.name = CONTROLLER
    then controller will use “broker1.example.com:9094” with security protocol “SSL” to connect to the broker.
    If not explicitly configured, the default value will be null and there will be no dedicated endpoints for controller connections.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.listener.names

    A comma-separated list of the names of the listeners used by the controller. This is required if running in KRaft mode. The ZK-based controller will not use this configuration.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quorum.election.backoff.max.ms

    Maximum time in milliseconds before starting new elections. This is used in the binary exponential backoff mechanism that helps prevent gridlocked elections

    Type:int
    Default:1000 (1 second)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quorum.election.timeout.ms

    Maximum time in milliseconds to wait without being able to fetch from the leader before triggering a new election

    Type:int
    Default:1000 (1 second)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quorum.fetch.timeout.ms

    Maximum time without a successful fetch from the current leader before becoming a candidate and triggering a election for voters; Maximum time without receiving fetch from a majority of the quorum before asking around to see if there’s a new epoch for leader

    Type:int
    Default:2000 (2 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quorum.voters

    Map of id/endpoint information for the set of voters in a comma-separated list of `{id}@{host}:{port}` entries. For example: `1@localhost:9092,2@localhost:9093,3@localhost:9094`

    Type:list
    Default:“”
    Valid Values:non-empty list
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • delete.topic.enable

    Enables delete topic. Delete topic through the admin tool will have no effect if this config is turned off

    Type:boolean
    Default:true
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • leader.imbalance.check.interval.seconds

    The frequency with which the partition rebalance check is triggered by the controller

    Type:long
    Default:300
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • leader.imbalance.per.broker.percentage

    The ratio of leader imbalance allowed per broker. The controller would trigger a leader balance if it goes above this value per broker. The value is specified in percentage.

    Type:int
    Default:10
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • listeners

    Listener List - Comma-separated list of URIs we will listen on and the listener names. If the listener name is not a security protocol, listener.security.protocol.map must also be set.
    Listener names and port numbers must be unique.
    Specify hostname as 0.0.0.0 to bind to all interfaces.
    Leave hostname empty to bind to default interface.
    Examples of legal listener lists:
    PLAINTEXT://myhost:9092,SSL://:9091
    CLIENT://0.0.0.0:9092,REPLICATION://localhost:9093

    Type:string
    Default:PLAINTEXT://:9092
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • log.dir

    The directory in which the log data is kept (supplemental for log.dirs property)

    Type:string
    Default:/tmp/kafka-logs
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.dirs

    The directories in which the log data is kept. If not set, the value in log.dir is used

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.flush.interval.messages

    The number of messages accumulated on a log partition before messages are flushed to disk

    Type:long
    Default:9223372036854775807
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.flush.interval.ms

    The maximum time in ms that a message in any topic is kept in memory before flushed to disk. If not set, the value in log.flush.scheduler.interval.ms is used

    Type:long
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.flush.offset.checkpoint.interval.ms

    The frequency with which we update the persistent record of the last flush which acts as the log recovery point

    Type:int
    Default:60000 (1 minute)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.flush.scheduler.interval.ms

    The frequency in ms that the log flusher checks whether any log needs to be flushed to disk

    Type:long
    Default:9223372036854775807
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.flush.start.offset.checkpoint.interval.ms

    The frequency with which we update the persistent record of log start offset

    Type:int
    Default:60000 (1 minute)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.retention.bytes

    The maximum size of the log before deleting it

    Type:long
    Default:-1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.retention.hours

    The number of hours to keep a log file before deleting it (in hours), tertiary to log.retention.ms property

    Type:int
    Default:168
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.retention.minutes

    The number of minutes to keep a log file before deleting it (in minutes), secondary to log.retention.ms property. If not set, the value in log.retention.hours is used

    Type:int
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.retention.ms

    The number of milliseconds to keep a log file before deleting it (in milliseconds), If not set, the value in log.retention.minutes is used. If set to -1, no time limit is applied.

    Type:long
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.roll.hours

    The maximum time before a new log segment is rolled out (in hours), secondary to log.roll.ms property

    Type:int
    Default:168
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.roll.jitter.hours

    The maximum jitter to subtract from logRollTimeMillis (in hours), secondary to log.roll.jitter.ms property

    Type:int
    Default:0
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.roll.jitter.ms

    The maximum jitter to subtract from logRollTimeMillis (in milliseconds). If not set, the value in log.roll.jitter.hours is used

    Type:long
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.roll.ms

    The maximum time before a new log segment is rolled out (in milliseconds). If not set, the value in log.roll.hours is used

    Type:long
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.segment.bytes

    The maximum size of a single log file

    Type:int
    Default:1073741824 (1 gibibyte)
    Valid Values:[14,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.segment.delete.delay.ms

    The amount of time to wait before deleting a file from the filesystem

    Type:long
    Default:60000 (1 minute)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • message.max.bytes

    The largest record batch size allowed by Kafka (after compression if compression is enabled). If this is increased and there are consumers older than 0.10.2, the consumers’ fetch size must also be increased so that they can fetch record batches this large. In the latest message format version, records are always grouped into batches for efficiency. In previous message format versions, uncompressed records are not grouped into batches and this limit only applies to a single record in that case.This can be set per topic with the topic level max.message.bytes config.

    Type:int
    Default:1048588
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • metadata.log.dir

    This configuration determines where we put the metadata log for clusters in KRaft mode. If it is not set, the metadata log is placed in the first log directory from log.dirs.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • metadata.log.max.record.bytes.between.snapshots

    This is the maximum number of bytes in the log between the latest snapshot and the high-watermark needed before generating a new snapshot.

    Type:long
    Default:20971520
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • metadata.log.segment.bytes

    The maximum size of a single metadata log file.

    Type:int
    Default:1073741824 (1 gibibyte)
    Valid Values:[12,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • metadata.log.segment.ms

    The maximum time before a new metadata log file is rolled out (in milliseconds).

    Type:long
    Default:604800000 (7 days)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • metadata.max.retention.bytes

    The maximum combined size of the metadata log and snapshots before deleting old snapshots and log files. Since at least one snapshot must exist before any logs can be deleted, this is a soft limit.

    Type:long
    Default:-1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • metadata.max.retention.ms

    The number of milliseconds to keep a metadata log file or snapshot before deleting it. Since at least one snapshot must exist before any logs can be deleted, this is a soft limit.

    Type:long
    Default:604800000 (7 days)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • min.insync.replicas

    When a producer sets acks to “all” (or “-1”), min.insync.replicas specifies the minimum number of replicas that must acknowledge a write for the write to be considered successful. If this minimum cannot be met, then the producer will raise an exception (either NotEnoughReplicas or NotEnoughReplicasAfterAppend).
    When used together, min.insync.replicas and acks allow you to enforce greater durability guarantees. A typical scenario would be to create a topic with a replication factor of 3, set min.insync.replicas to 2, and produce with acks of “all”. This will ensure that the producer raises an exception if a majority of replicas do not receive a write.

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • node.id

    The node ID associated with the roles this process is playing when `process.roles` is non-empty. This is required configuration when running in KRaft mode.

    Type:int
    Default:-1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • num.io.threads

    The number of threads that the server uses for processing requests, which may include disk I/O

    Type:int
    Default:8
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • num.network.threads

    The number of threads that the server uses for receiving requests from the network and sending responses to the network

    Type:int
    Default:3
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • num.recovery.threads.per.data.dir

    The number of threads per data directory to be used for log recovery at startup and flushing at shutdown

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • num.replica.alter.log.dirs.threads

    The number of threads that can move replicas between log directories, which may include disk I/O

    Type:int
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • num.replica.fetchers

    Number of fetcher threads used to replicate messages from a source broker. Increasing this value can increase the degree of I/O parallelism in the follower broker.

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • offset.metadata.max.bytes

    The maximum size for a metadata entry associated with an offset commit

    Type:int
    Default:4096 (4 kibibytes)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.commit.required.acks

    The required acks before the commit can be accepted. In general, the default (-1) should not be overridden

    Type:short
    Default:-1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.commit.timeout.ms

    Offset commit will be delayed until all replicas for the offsets topic receive the commit or this timeout is reached. This is similar to the producer request timeout.

    Type:int
    Default:5000 (5 seconds)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.load.buffer.size

    Batch size for reading from the offsets segments when loading offsets into the cache (soft-limit, overridden if records are too large).

    Type:int
    Default:5242880
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.retention.check.interval.ms

    Frequency at which to check for stale offsets

    Type:long
    Default:600000 (10 minutes)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.retention.minutes

    After a consumer group loses all its consumers (i.e. becomes empty) its offsets will be kept for this retention period before getting discarded. For standalone consumers (using manual assignment), offsets will be expired after the time of last commit plus this retention period.

    Type:int
    Default:10080
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.topic.compression.codec

    Compression codec for the offsets topic - compression may be used to achieve “atomic” commits

    Type:int
    Default:0
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.topic.num.partitions

    The number of partitions for the offset commit topic (should not change after deployment)

    Type:int
    Default:50
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.topic.replication.factor

    The replication factor for the offsets topic (set higher to ensure availability). Internal topic creation will fail until the cluster size meets this replication factor requirement.

    Type:short
    Default:3
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • offsets.topic.segment.bytes

    The offsets topic segment bytes should be kept relatively small in order to facilitate faster log compaction and cache loads

    Type:int
    Default:104857600 (100 mebibytes)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • process.roles

    The roles that this process plays: ‘broker’, ‘controller’, or ‘broker,controller’ if it is both. This configuration is only applicable for clusters in KRaft (Kafka Raft) mode (instead of ZooKeeper). Leave this config undefined or empty for Zookeeper clusters.

    Type:list
    Default:“”
    Valid Values:[broker, controller]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • queued.max.requests

    The number of queued requests allowed for data-plane, before blocking the network threads

    Type:int
    Default:500
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.fetch.min.bytes

    Minimum bytes expected for each fetch response. If not enough bytes, wait up to replica.fetch.wait.max.ms (broker config).

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.fetch.wait.max.ms

    max wait time for each fetcher request issued by follower replicas. This value should always be less than the replica.lag.time.max.ms at all times to prevent frequent shrinking of ISR for low throughput topics

    Type:int
    Default:500
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.high.watermark.checkpoint.interval.ms

    The frequency with which the high watermark is saved out to disk

    Type:long
    Default:5000 (5 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.lag.time.max.ms

    If a follower hasn’t sent any fetch requests or hasn’t consumed up to the leaders log end offset for at least this time, the leader will remove the follower from isr

    Type:long
    Default:30000 (30 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.socket.receive.buffer.bytes

    The socket receive buffer for network requests

    Type:int
    Default:65536 (64 kibibytes)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.socket.timeout.ms

    The socket timeout for network requests. Its value should be at least replica.fetch.wait.max.ms

    Type:int
    Default:30000 (30 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • request.timeout.ms

    The configuration controls the maximum amount of time the client will wait for the response of a request. If the response is not received before the timeout elapses the client will resend the request if necessary or fail the request if retries are exhausted.

    Type:int
    Default:30000 (30 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • sasl.mechanism.controller.protocol

    SASL mechanism used for communication with controllers. Default is GSSAPI.

    Type:string
    Default:GSSAPI
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • socket.receive.buffer.bytes

    The SO_RCVBUF buffer of the socket server sockets. If the value is -1, the OS default will be used.

    Type:int
    Default:102400 (100 kibibytes)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • socket.request.max.bytes

    The maximum number of bytes in a socket request

    Type:int
    Default:104857600 (100 mebibytes)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • socket.send.buffer.bytes

    The SO_SNDBUF buffer of the socket server sockets. If the value is -1, the OS default will be used.

    Type:int
    Default:102400 (100 kibibytes)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transaction.max.timeout.ms

    The maximum allowed timeout for transactions. If a client’s requested transaction time exceed this, then the broker will return an error in InitProducerIdRequest. This prevents a client from too large of a timeout, which can stall consumers reading from topics included in the transaction.

    Type:int
    Default:900000 (15 minutes)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transaction.state.log.load.buffer.size

    Batch size for reading from the transaction log segments when loading producer ids and transactions into the cache (soft-limit, overridden if records are too large).

    Type:int
    Default:5242880
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transaction.state.log.min.isr

    Overridden min.insync.replicas config for the transaction topic.

    Type:int
    Default:2
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transaction.state.log.num.partitions

    The number of partitions for the transaction topic (should not change after deployment).

    Type:int
    Default:50
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transaction.state.log.replication.factor

    The replication factor for the transaction topic (set higher to ensure availability). Internal topic creation will fail until the cluster size meets this replication factor requirement.

    Type:short
    Default:3
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transaction.state.log.segment.bytes

    The transaction topic segment bytes should be kept relatively small in order to facilitate faster log compaction and cache loads

    Type:int
    Default:104857600 (100 mebibytes)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transactional.id.expiration.ms

    The time in ms that the transaction coordinator will wait without receiving any transaction status updates for the current transaction before expiring its transactional id. This setting also influences producer id expiration - producer ids are expired once this time has elapsed after the last write with the given producer id. Note that producer ids may expire sooner if the last write from the producer id is deleted due to the topic’s retention settings.

    Type:int
    Default:604800000 (7 days)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • unclean.leader.election.enable

    Indicates whether to enable replicas not in the ISR set to be elected as leader as a last resort, even though doing so may result in data loss

    Type:boolean
    Default:false
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • zookeeper.connect

    Specifies the ZooKeeper connection string in the form hostname:port where host and port are the host and port of a ZooKeeper server. To allow connecting through other ZooKeeper nodes when that ZooKeeper machine is down you can also specify multiple hosts in the form hostname1:port1,hostname2:port2,hostname3:port3.
    The server can also have a ZooKeeper chroot path as part of its ZooKeeper connection string which puts its data under some path in the global ZooKeeper namespace. For example to give a chroot path of /chroot/path you would give the connection string as hostname1:port1,hostname2:port2,hostname3:port3/chroot/path.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.connection.timeout.ms

    The max time that the client waits to establish a connection to zookeeper. If not set, the value in zookeeper.session.timeout.ms is used

    Type:int
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.max.in.flight.requests

    The maximum number of unacknowledged requests the client will send to Zookeeper before blocking.

    Type:int
    Default:10
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.session.timeout.ms

    Zookeeper session timeout

    Type:int
    Default:18000 (18 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.set.acl

    Set client to use secure ACLs

    Type:boolean
    Default:false
    Valid Values:
    Importance:high
    Update Mode:read-only

  • broker.heartbeat.interval.ms

    The length of time in milliseconds between broker heartbeats. Used when running in KRaft mode.

    Type:int
    Default:2000 (2 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • broker.id.generation.enable

    Enable automatic broker id generation on the server. When enabled the value configured for reserved.broker.max.id should be reviewed.

    Type:boolean
    Default:true
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • broker.rack

    Rack of the broker. This will be used in rack aware replication assignment for fault tolerance. Examples: `RACK1`, `us-east-1d`

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • broker.session.timeout.ms

    The length of time in milliseconds that a broker lease lasts if no heartbeats are made. Used when running in KRaft mode.

    Type:int
    Default:9000 (9 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • connections.max.idle.ms

    Idle connections timeout: the server socket processor threads close the connections that idle more than this

    Type:long
    Default:600000 (10 minutes)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • connections.max.reauth.ms

    When explicitly set to a positive number (the default is 0, not a positive number), a session lifetime that will not exceed the configured value will be communicated to v2.2.0 or later clients when they authenticate. The broker will disconnect any such connection that is not re-authenticated within the session lifetime and that is then subsequently used for any purpose other than re-authentication. Configuration names can optionally be prefixed with listener prefix and SASL mechanism name in lower-case. For example, listener.name.sasl_ssl.oauthbearer.connections.max.reauth.ms=3600000

    Type:long
    Default:0
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controlled.shutdown.enable

    Enable controlled shutdown of the server

    Type:boolean
    Default:true
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controlled.shutdown.max.retries

    Controlled shutdown can fail for multiple reasons. This determines the number of retries when such failure happens

    Type:int
    Default:3
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controlled.shutdown.retry.backoff.ms

    Before each retry, the system needs time to recover from the state that caused the previous failure (Controller fail over, replica lag etc). This config determines the amount of time to wait before retrying.

    Type:long
    Default:5000 (5 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quorum.append.linger.ms

    The duration in milliseconds that the leader will wait for writes to accumulate before flushing them to disk.

    Type:int
    Default:25
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quorum.request.timeout.ms

    The configuration controls the maximum amount of time the client will wait for the response of a request. If the response is not received before the timeout elapses the client will resend the request if necessary or fail the request if retries are exhausted.

    Type:int
    Default:2000 (2 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.socket.timeout.ms

    The socket timeout for controller-to-broker channels

    Type:int
    Default:30000 (30 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • default.replication.factor

    default replication factors for automatically created topics

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • delegation.token.expiry.time.ms

    The token validity time in miliseconds before the token needs to be renewed. Default value 1 day.

    Type:long
    Default:86400000 (1 day)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • delegation.token.master.key

    DEPRECATED: An alias for delegation.token.secret.key, which should be used instead of this config.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • delegation.token.max.lifetime.ms

    The token has a maximum lifetime beyond which it cannot be renewed anymore. Default value 7 days.

    Type:long
    Default:604800000 (7 days)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • delegation.token.secret.key

    Secret key to generate and verify delegation tokens. The same key must be configured across all the brokers. If the key is not set or set to empty string, brokers will disable the delegation token support.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • delete.records.purgatory.purge.interval.requests

    The purge interval (in number of requests) of the delete records request purgatory

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • fetch.max.bytes

    The maximum number of bytes we will return for a fetch request. Must be at least 1024.

    Type:int
    Default:57671680 (55 mebibytes)
    Valid Values:[1024,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • fetch.purgatory.purge.interval.requests

    The purge interval (in number of requests) of the fetch request purgatory

    Type:int
    Default:1000
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • group.initial.rebalance.delay.ms

    The amount of time the group coordinator will wait for more consumers to join a new group before performing the first rebalance. A longer delay means potentially fewer rebalances, but increases the time until processing begins.

    Type:int
    Default:3000 (3 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • group.max.session.timeout.ms

    The maximum allowed session timeout for registered consumers. Longer timeouts give consumers more time to process messages in between heartbeats at the cost of a longer time to detect failures.

    Type:int
    Default:1800000 (30 minutes)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • group.max.size

    The maximum number of consumers that a single consumer group can accommodate.

    Type:int
    Default:2147483647
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • group.min.session.timeout.ms

    The minimum allowed session timeout for registered consumers. Shorter timeouts result in quicker failure detection at the cost of more frequent consumer heartbeating, which can overwhelm broker resources.

    Type:int
    Default:6000 (6 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • initial.broker.registration.timeout.ms

    When initially registering with the controller quorum, the number of milliseconds to wait before declaring failure and exiting the broker process.

    Type:int
    Default:60000 (1 minute)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • inter.broker.listener.name

    Name of listener used for communication between brokers. If this is unset, the listener name is defined by security.inter.broker.protocol. It is an error to set this and security.inter.broker.protocol properties at the same time.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • inter.broker.protocol.version

    Specify which version of the inter-broker protocol will be used.
    This is typically bumped after all brokers were upgraded to a new version.
    Example of some valid values are: 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.1.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.2.0, 0.8.2.1, 0.9.0.0, 0.9.0.1 Check ApiVersion for the full list.

    Type:string
    Default:3.0-IV1
    Valid Values:[0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.9.0, 0.10.0-IV0, 0.10.0-IV1, 0.10.1-IV0, 0.10.1-IV1, 0.10.1-IV2, 0.10.2-IV0, 0.11.0-IV0, 0.11.0-IV1, 0.11.0-IV2, 1.0-IV0, 1.1-IV0, 2.0-IV0, 2.0-IV1, 2.1-IV0, 2.1-IV1, 2.1-IV2, 2.2-IV0, 2.2-IV1, 2.3-IV0, 2.3-IV1, 2.4-IV0, 2.4-IV1, 2.5-IV0, 2.6-IV0, 2.7-IV0, 2.7-IV1, 2.7-IV2, 2.8-IV0, 2.8-IV1, 3.0-IV0, 3.0-IV1]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.cleaner.backoff.ms

    The amount of time to sleep when there are no logs to clean

    Type:long
    Default:15000 (15 seconds)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.dedupe.buffer.size

    The total memory used for log deduplication across all cleaner threads

    Type:long
    Default:134217728
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.delete.retention.ms

    How long are delete records retained?

    Type:long
    Default:86400000 (1 day)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.enable

    Enable the log cleaner process to run on the server. Should be enabled if using any topics with a cleanup.policy=compact including the internal offsets topic. If disabled those topics will not be compacted and continually grow in size.

    Type:boolean
    Default:true
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.cleaner.io.buffer.load.factor

    Log cleaner dedupe buffer load factor. The percentage full the dedupe buffer can become. A higher value will allow more log to be cleaned at once but will lead to more hash collisions

    Type:double
    Default:0.9
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.io.buffer.size

    The total memory used for log cleaner I/O buffers across all cleaner threads

    Type:int
    Default:524288
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.io.max.bytes.per.second

    The log cleaner will be throttled so that the sum of its read and write i/o will be less than this value on average

    Type:double
    Default:1.7976931348623157E308
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.max.compaction.lag.ms

    The maximum time a message will remain ineligible for compaction in the log. Only applicable for logs that are being compacted.

    Type:long
    Default:9223372036854775807
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.min.cleanable.ratio

    The minimum ratio of dirty log to total log for a log to eligible for cleaning. If the log.cleaner.max.compaction.lag.ms or the log.cleaner.min.compaction.lag.ms configurations are also specified, then the log compactor considers the log eligible for compaction as soon as either: (i) the dirty ratio threshold has been met and the log has had dirty (uncompacted) records for at least the log.cleaner.min.compaction.lag.ms duration, or (ii) if the log has had dirty (uncompacted) records for at most the log.cleaner.max.compaction.lag.ms period.

    Type:double
    Default:0.5
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.min.compaction.lag.ms

    The minimum time a message will remain uncompacted in the log. Only applicable for logs that are being compacted.

    Type:long
    Default:0
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleaner.threads

    The number of background threads to use for log cleaning

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.cleanup.policy

    The default cleanup policy for segments beyond the retention window. A comma separated list of valid policies. Valid policies are: “delete” and “compact”

    Type:list
    Default:delete
    Valid Values:[compact, delete]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.index.interval.bytes

    The interval with which we add an entry to the offset index

    Type:int
    Default:4096 (4 kibibytes)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.index.size.max.bytes

    The maximum size in bytes of the offset index

    Type:int
    Default:10485760 (10 mebibytes)
    Valid Values:[4,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.message.format.version

    Specify the message format version the broker will use to append messages to the logs. The value should be a valid ApiVersion. Some examples are: 0.8.2, 0.9.0.0, 0.10.0, check ApiVersion for more details. By setting a particular message format version, the user is certifying that all the existing messages on disk are smaller or equal than the specified version. Setting this value incorrectly will cause consumers with older versions to break as they will receive messages with a format that they don’t understand.

    Type:string
    Default:3.0-IV1
    Valid Values:[0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.9.0, 0.10.0-IV0, 0.10.0-IV1, 0.10.1-IV0, 0.10.1-IV1, 0.10.1-IV2, 0.10.2-IV0, 0.11.0-IV0, 0.11.0-IV1, 0.11.0-IV2, 1.0-IV0, 1.1-IV0, 2.0-IV0, 2.0-IV1, 2.1-IV0, 2.1-IV1, 2.1-IV2, 2.2-IV0, 2.2-IV1, 2.3-IV0, 2.3-IV1, 2.4-IV0, 2.4-IV1, 2.5-IV0, 2.6-IV0, 2.7-IV0, 2.7-IV1, 2.7-IV2, 2.8-IV0, 2.8-IV1, 3.0-IV0, 3.0-IV1]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • log.message.timestamp.difference.max.ms

    The maximum difference allowed between the timestamp when a broker receives a message and the timestamp specified in the message. If log.message.timestamp.type=CreateTime, a message will be rejected if the difference in timestamp exceeds this threshold. This configuration is ignored if log.message.timestamp.type=LogAppendTime.The maximum timestamp difference allowed should be no greater than log.retention.ms to avoid unnecessarily frequent log rolling.

    Type:long
    Default:9223372036854775807
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.message.timestamp.type

    Define whether the timestamp in the message is message create time or log append time. The value should be either `CreateTime` or `LogAppendTime`

    Type:string
    Default:CreateTime
    Valid Values:[CreateTime, LogAppendTime]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.preallocate

    Should pre allocate file when create new segment? If you are using Kafka on Windows, you probably need to set it to true.

    Type:boolean
    Default:false
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • log.retention.check.interval.ms

    The frequency in milliseconds that the log cleaner checks whether any log is eligible for deletion

    Type:long
    Default:300000 (5 minutes)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • max.connection.creation.rate

    The maximum connection creation rate we allow in the broker at any time. Listener-level limits may also be configured by prefixing the config name with the listener prefix, for example, listener.name.internal.max.connection.creation.rate.Broker-wide connection rate limit should be configured based on broker capacity while listener limits should be configured based on application requirements. New connections will be throttled if either the listener or the broker limit is reached, with the exception of inter-broker listener. Connections on the inter-broker listener will be throttled only when the listener-level rate limit is reached.

    Type:int
    Default:2147483647
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • max.connections

    The maximum number of connections we allow in the broker at any time. This limit is applied in addition to any per-ip limits configured using max.connections.per.ip. Listener-level limits may also be configured by prefixing the config name with the listener prefix, for example, listener.name.internal.max.connections. Broker-wide limit should be configured based on broker capacity while listener limits should be configured based on application requirements. New connections are blocked if either the listener or broker limit is reached. Connections on the inter-broker listener are permitted even if broker-wide limit is reached. The least recently used connection on another listener will be closed in this case.

    Type:int
    Default:2147483647
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • max.connections.per.ip

    The maximum number of connections we allow from each ip address. This can be set to 0 if there are overrides configured using max.connections.per.ip.overrides property. New connections from the ip address are dropped if the limit is reached.

    Type:int
    Default:2147483647
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • max.connections.per.ip.overrides

    A comma-separated list of per-ip or hostname overrides to the default maximum number of connections. An example value is “hostName:100,127.0.0.1:200”

    Type:string
    Default:“”
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • max.incremental.fetch.session.cache.slots

    The maximum number of incremental fetch sessions that we will maintain.

    Type:int
    Default:1000
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • num.partitions

    The default number of log partitions per topic

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • password.encoder.old.secret

    The old secret that was used for encoding dynamically configured passwords. This is required only when the secret is updated. If specified, all dynamically encoded passwords are decoded using this old secret and re-encoded using password.encoder.secret when broker starts up.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • password.encoder.secret

    The secret used for encoding dynamically configured passwords for this broker.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • principal.builder.class

    The fully qualified name of a class that implements the KafkaPrincipalBuilder interface, which is used to build the KafkaPrincipal object used during authorization. If no principal builder is defined, the default behavior depends on the security protocol in use. For SSL authentication, the principal will be derived using the rules defined by ssl.principal.mapping.rules applied on the distinguished name from the client certificate if one is provided; otherwise, if client authentication is not required, the principal name will be ANONYMOUS. For SASL authentication, the principal will be derived using the rules defined by sasl.kerberos.principal.to.local.rules if GSSAPI is in use, and the SASL authentication ID for other mechanisms. For PLAINTEXT, the principal will be ANONYMOUS.

    Type:class
    Default:org.apache.kafka.common.security.authenticator.DefaultKafkaPrincipalBuilder
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • producer.purgatory.purge.interval.requests

    The purge interval (in number of requests) of the producer request purgatory

    Type:int
    Default:1000
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • queued.max.request.bytes

    The number of queued bytes allowed before no more requests are read

    Type:long
    Default:-1
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.fetch.backoff.ms

    The amount of time to sleep when fetch partition error occurs.

    Type:int
    Default:1000 (1 second)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.fetch.max.bytes

    The number of bytes of messages to attempt to fetch for each partition. This is not an absolute maximum, if the first record batch in the first non-empty partition of the fetch is larger than this value, the record batch will still be returned to ensure that progress can be made. The maximum record batch size accepted by the broker is defined via message.max.bytes (broker config) or max.message.bytes (topic config).

    Type:int
    Default:1048576 (1 mebibyte)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.fetch.response.max.bytes

    Maximum bytes expected for the entire fetch response. Records are fetched in batches, and if the first record batch in the first non-empty partition of the fetch is larger than this value, the record batch will still be returned to ensure that progress can be made. As such, this is not an absolute maximum. The maximum record batch size accepted by the broker is defined via message.max.bytes (broker config) or max.message.bytes (topic config).

    Type:int
    Default:10485760 (10 mebibytes)
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replica.selector.class

    The fully qualified class name that implements ReplicaSelector. This is used by the broker to find the preferred read replica. By default, we use an implementation that returns the leader.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • reserved.broker.max.id

    Max number that can be used for a broker.id

    Type:int
    Default:1000
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • sasl.client.callback.handler.class

    The fully qualified name of a SASL client callback handler class that implements the AuthenticateCallbackHandler interface.

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • sasl.enabled.mechanisms

    The list of SASL mechanisms enabled in the Kafka server. The list may contain any mechanism for which a security provider is available. Only GSSAPI is enabled by default.

    Type:list
    Default:GSSAPI
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.jaas.config

    JAAS login context parameters for SASL connections in the format used by JAAS configuration files. JAAS configuration file format is described here. The format for the value is: loginModuleClass controlFlag (optionName=optionValue)*;. For brokers, the config must be prefixed with listener prefix and SASL mechanism name in lower-case. For example, listener.name.sasl_ssl.scram-sha-256.sasl.jaas.config=com.example.ScramLoginModule required;

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.kerberos.kinit.cmd

    Kerberos kinit command path.

    Type:string
    Default:/usr/bin/kinit
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.kerberos.min.time.before.relogin

    Login thread sleep time between refresh attempts.

    Type:long
    Default:60000
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.kerberos.principal.to.local.rules

    A list of rules for mapping from principal names to short names (typically operating system usernames). The rules are evaluated in order and the first rule that matches a principal name is used to map it to a short name. Any later rules in the list are ignored. By default, principal names of the form {username}/{hostname}@{REALM} are mapped to {username}. For more details on the format please see security authorization and acls. Note that this configuration is ignored if an extension of KafkaPrincipalBuilder is provided by the principal.builder.class configuration.

    Type:list
    Default:DEFAULT
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.kerberos.service.name

    The Kerberos principal name that Kafka runs as. This can be defined either in Kafka’s JAAS config or in Kafka’s config.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.kerberos.ticket.renew.jitter

    Percentage of random jitter added to the renewal time.

    Type:double
    Default:0.05
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.kerberos.ticket.renew.window.factor

    Login thread will sleep until the specified window factor of time from last refresh to ticket’s expiry has been reached, at which time it will try to renew the ticket.

    Type:double
    Default:0.8
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.login.callback.handler.class

    The fully qualified name of a SASL login callback handler class that implements the AuthenticateCallbackHandler interface. For brokers, login callback handler config must be prefixed with listener prefix and SASL mechanism name in lower-case. For example, listener.name.sasl_ssl.scram-sha-256.sasl.login.callback.handler.class=com.example.CustomScramLoginCallbackHandler

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • sasl.login.class

    The fully qualified name of a class that implements the Login interface. For brokers, login config must be prefixed with listener prefix and SASL mechanism name in lower-case. For example, listener.name.sasl_ssl.scram-sha-256.sasl.login.class=com.example.CustomScramLogin

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • sasl.login.refresh.buffer.seconds

    The amount of buffer time before credential expiration to maintain when refreshing a credential, in seconds. If a refresh would otherwise occur closer to expiration than the number of buffer seconds then the refresh will be moved up to maintain as much of the buffer time as possible. Legal values are between 0 and 3600 (1 hour); a default value of 300 (5 minutes) is used if no value is specified. This value and sasl.login.refresh.min.period.seconds are both ignored if their sum exceeds the remaining lifetime of a credential. Currently applies only to OAUTHBEARER.

    Type:short
    Default:300
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.login.refresh.min.period.seconds

    The desired minimum time for the login refresh thread to wait before refreshing a credential, in seconds. Legal values are between 0 and 900 (15 minutes); a default value of 60 (1 minute) is used if no value is specified. This value and sasl.login.refresh.buffer.seconds are both ignored if their sum exceeds the remaining lifetime of a credential. Currently applies only to OAUTHBEARER.

    Type:short
    Default:60
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.login.refresh.window.factor

    Login refresh thread will sleep until the specified window factor relative to the credential’s lifetime has been reached, at which time it will try to refresh the credential. Legal values are between 0.5 (50%) and 1.0 (100%) inclusive; a default value of 0.8 (80%) is used if no value is specified. Currently applies only to OAUTHBEARER.

    Type:double
    Default:0.8
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.login.refresh.window.jitter

    The maximum amount of random jitter relative to the credential’s lifetime that is added to the login refresh thread’s sleep time. Legal values are between 0 and 0.25 (25%) inclusive; a default value of 0.05 (5%) is used if no value is specified. Currently applies only to OAUTHBEARER.

    Type:double
    Default:0.05
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.mechanism.inter.broker.protocol

    SASL mechanism used for inter-broker communication. Default is GSSAPI.

    Type:string
    Default:GSSAPI
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • sasl.server.callback.handler.class

    The fully qualified name of a SASL server callback handler class that implements the AuthenticateCallbackHandler interface. Server callback handlers must be prefixed with listener prefix and SASL mechanism name in lower-case. For example, listener.name.sasl_ssl.plain.sasl.server.callback.handler.class=com.example.CustomPlainCallbackHandler.

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • security.inter.broker.protocol

    Security protocol used to communicate between brokers. Valid values are: PLAINTEXT, SSL, SASL_PLAINTEXT, SASL_SSL. It is an error to set this and inter.broker.listener.name properties at the same time.

    Type:string
    Default:PLAINTEXT
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • socket.connection.setup.timeout.max.ms

    The maximum amount of time the client will wait for the socket connection to be established. The connection setup timeout will increase exponentially for each consecutive connection failure up to this maximum. To avoid connection storms, a randomization factor of 0.2 will be applied to the timeout resulting in a random range between 20% below and 20% above the computed value.

    Type:long
    Default:30000 (30 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • socket.connection.setup.timeout.ms

    The amount of time the client will wait for the socket connection to be established. If the connection is not built before the timeout elapses, clients will close the socket channel.

    Type:long
    Default:10000 (10 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • ssl.cipher.suites

    A list of cipher suites. This is a named combination of authentication, encryption, MAC and key exchange algorithm used to negotiate the security settings for a network connection using TLS or SSL network protocol. By default all the available cipher suites are supported.

    Type:list
    Default:“”
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.client.auth

    Configures kafka broker to request client authentication. The following settings are common:

    • ssl.client.auth=required If set to required client authentication is required.
    • ssl.client.auth=requested This means client authentication is optional. unlike required, if this option is set client can choose not to provide authentication information about itself
    • ssl.client.auth=none This means client authentication is not needed.
    Type:string
    Default:none
    Valid Values:[required, requested, none]
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.enabled.protocols

    The list of protocols enabled for SSL connections. The default is ‘TLSv1.2,TLSv1.3’ when running with Java 11 or newer, ‘TLSv1.2’ otherwise. With the default value for Java 11, clients and servers will prefer TLSv1.3 if both support it and fallback to TLSv1.2 otherwise (assuming both support at least TLSv1.2). This default should be fine for most cases. Also see the config documentation for `ssl.protocol`.

    Type:list
    Default:TLSv1.2
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.key.password

    The password of the private key in the key store file orthe PEM key specified in `ssl.keystore.key’. This is required for clients only if two-way authentication is configured.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.keymanager.algorithm

    The algorithm used by key manager factory for SSL connections. Default value is the key manager factory algorithm configured for the Java Virtual Machine.

    Type:string
    Default:SunX509
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.keystore.certificate.chain

    Certificate chain in the format specified by ‘ssl.keystore.type’. Default SSL engine factory supports only PEM format with a list of X.509 certificates

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.keystore.key

    Private key in the format specified by ‘ssl.keystore.type’. Default SSL engine factory supports only PEM format with PKCS#8 keys. If the key is encrypted, key password must be specified using ‘ssl.key.password’

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.keystore.location

    The location of the key store file. This is optional for client and can be used for two-way authentication for client.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.keystore.password

    The store password for the key store file. This is optional for client and only needed if ‘ssl.keystore.location’ is configured. Key store password is not supported for PEM format.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.keystore.type

    The file format of the key store file. This is optional for client.

    Type:string
    Default:JKS
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.protocol

    The SSL protocol used to generate the SSLContext. The default is ‘TLSv1.3’ when running with Java 11 or newer, ‘TLSv1.2’ otherwise. This value should be fine for most use cases. Allowed values in recent JVMs are ‘TLSv1.2’ and ‘TLSv1.3’. ‘TLS’, ‘TLSv1.1’, ‘SSL’, ‘SSLv2’ and ‘SSLv3’ may be supported in older JVMs, but their usage is discouraged due to known security vulnerabilities. With the default value for this config and ‘ssl.enabled.protocols’, clients will downgrade to ‘TLSv1.2’ if the server does not support ‘TLSv1.3’. If this config is set to ‘TLSv1.2’, clients will not use ‘TLSv1.3’ even if it is one of the values in ssl.enabled.protocols and the server only supports ‘TLSv1.3’.

    Type:string
    Default:TLSv1.2
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.provider

    The name of the security provider used for SSL connections. Default value is the default security provider of the JVM.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.trustmanager.algorithm

    The algorithm used by trust manager factory for SSL connections. Default value is the trust manager factory algorithm configured for the Java Virtual Machine.

    Type:string
    Default:PKIX
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.truststore.certificates

    Trusted certificates in the format specified by ‘ssl.truststore.type’. Default SSL engine factory supports only PEM format with X.509 certificates.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.truststore.location

    The location of the trust store file.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.truststore.password

    The password for the trust store file. If a password is not set, trust store file configured will still be used, but integrity checking is disabled. Trust store password is not supported for PEM format.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.truststore.type

    The file format of the trust store file.

    Type:string
    Default:JKS
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • zookeeper.clientCnxnSocket

    Typically set to org.apache.zookeeper.ClientCnxnSocketNetty when using TLS connectivity to ZooKeeper. Overrides any explicit value set via the same-named zookeeper.clientCnxnSocket system property.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.client.enable

    Set client to use TLS when connecting to ZooKeeper. An explicit value overrides any value set via the zookeeper.client.secure system property (note the different name). Defaults to false if neither is set; when true, zookeeper.clientCnxnSocket must be set (typically to org.apache.zookeeper.ClientCnxnSocketNetty); other values to set may include zookeeper.ssl.cipher.suites, zookeeper.ssl.crl.enable, zookeeper.ssl.enabled.protocols, zookeeper.ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm, zookeeper.ssl.keystore.location, zookeeper.ssl.keystore.password, zookeeper.ssl.keystore.type, zookeeper.ssl.ocsp.enable, zookeeper.ssl.protocol, zookeeper.ssl.truststore.location, zookeeper.ssl.truststore.password, zookeeper.ssl.truststore.type

    Type:boolean
    Default:false
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.keystore.location

    Keystore location when using a client-side certificate with TLS connectivity to ZooKeeper. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.keyStore.location system property (note the camelCase).

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.keystore.password

    Keystore password when using a client-side certificate with TLS connectivity to ZooKeeper. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.keyStore.password system property (note the camelCase). Note that ZooKeeper does not support a key password different from the keystore password, so be sure to set the key password in the keystore to be identical to the keystore password; otherwise the connection attempt to Zookeeper will fail.

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.keystore.type

    Keystore type when using a client-side certificate with TLS connectivity to ZooKeeper. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.keyStore.type system property (note the camelCase). The default value of null means the type will be auto-detected based on the filename extension of the keystore.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.truststore.location

    Truststore location when using TLS connectivity to ZooKeeper. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.trustStore.location system property (note the camelCase).

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.truststore.password

    Truststore password when using TLS connectivity to ZooKeeper. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.trustStore.password system property (note the camelCase).

    Type:password
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.truststore.type

    Truststore type when using TLS connectivity to ZooKeeper. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.trustStore.type system property (note the camelCase). The default value of null means the type will be auto-detected based on the filename extension of the truststore.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:medium
    Update Mode:read-only

  • alter.config.policy.class.name

    The alter configs policy class that should be used for validation. The class should implement the org.apache.kafka.server.policy.AlterConfigPolicy interface.

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • alter.log.dirs.replication.quota.window.num

    The number of samples to retain in memory for alter log dirs replication quotas

    Type:int
    Default:11
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • alter.log.dirs.replication.quota.window.size.seconds

    The time span of each sample for alter log dirs replication quotas

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • authorizer.class.name

    The fully qualified name of a class that implements sorg.apache.kafka.server.authorizer.Authorizer interface, which is used by the broker for authorization.

    Type:string
    Default:“”
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • client.quota.callback.class

    The fully qualified name of a class that implements the ClientQuotaCallback interface, which is used to determine quota limits applied to client requests. By default, , or quotas stored in ZooKeeper are applied. For any given request, the most specific quota that matches the user principal of the session and the client-id of the request is applied.

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • connection.failed.authentication.delay.ms

    Connection close delay on failed authentication: this is the time (in milliseconds) by which connection close will be delayed on authentication failure. This must be configured to be less than connections.max.idle.ms to prevent connection timeout.

    Type:int
    Default:100
    Valid Values:[0,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quorum.retry.backoff.ms

    The amount of time to wait before attempting to retry a failed request to a given topic partition. This avoids repeatedly sending requests in a tight loop under some failure scenarios.

    Type:int
    Default:20
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quota.window.num

    The number of samples to retain in memory for controller mutation quotas

    Type:int
    Default:11
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • controller.quota.window.size.seconds

    The time span of each sample for controller mutations quotas

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • create.topic.policy.class.name

    The create topic policy class that should be used for validation. The class should implement the org.apache.kafka.server.policy.CreateTopicPolicy interface.

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • delegation.token.expiry.check.interval.ms

    Scan interval to remove expired delegation tokens.

    Type:long
    Default:3600000 (1 hour)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • kafka.metrics.polling.interval.secs

    The metrics polling interval (in seconds) which can be used in kafka.metrics.reporters implementations.

    Type:int
    Default:10
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • kafka.metrics.reporters

    A list of classes to use as Yammer metrics custom reporters. The reporters should implement kafka.metrics.KafkaMetricsReporter trait. If a client wants to expose JMX operations on a custom reporter, the custom reporter needs to additionally implement an MBean trait that extends kafka.metrics.KafkaMetricsReporterMBean trait so that the registered MBean is compliant with the standard MBean convention.

    Type:list
    Default:“”
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • listener.security.protocol.map

    Map between listener names and security protocols. This must be defined for the same security protocol to be usable in more than one port or IP. For example, internal and external traffic can be separated even if SSL is required for both. Concretely, the user could define listeners with names INTERNAL and EXTERNAL and this property as: `INTERNAL:SSL,EXTERNAL:SSL`. As shown, key and value are separated by a colon and map entries are separated by commas. Each listener name should only appear once in the map. Different security (SSL and SASL) settings can be configured for each listener by adding a normalised prefix (the listener name is lowercased) to the config name. For example, to set a different keystore for the INTERNAL listener, a config with name listener.name.internal.ssl.keystore.location would be set. If the config for the listener name is not set, the config will fallback to the generic config (i.e. ssl.keystore.location).

    Type:string
    Default:PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,SSL:SSL,SASL_PLAINTEXT:SASL_PLAINTEXT,SASL_SSL:SASL_SSL
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • log.message.downconversion.enable

    This configuration controls whether down-conversion of message formats is enabled to satisfy consume requests. When set to false, broker will not perform down-conversion for consumers expecting an older message format. The broker responds with UNSUPPORTED_VERSION error for consume requests from such older clients. This configurationdoes not apply to any message format conversion that might be required for replication to followers.

    Type:boolean
    Default:true
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • metric.reporters

    A list of classes to use as metrics reporters. Implementing the org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.MetricsReporter interface allows plugging in classes that will be notified of new metric creation. The JmxReporter is always included to register JMX statistics.

    Type:list
    Default:“”
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:cluster-wide

  • metrics.num.samples

    The number of samples maintained to compute metrics.

    Type:int
    Default:2
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • metrics.recording.level

    The highest recording level for metrics.

    Type:string
    Default:INFO
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • metrics.sample.window.ms

    The window of time a metrics sample is computed over.

    Type:long
    Default:30000 (30 seconds)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • password.encoder.cipher.algorithm

    The Cipher algorithm used for encoding dynamically configured passwords.

    Type:string
    Default:AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • password.encoder.iterations

    The iteration count used for encoding dynamically configured passwords.

    Type:int
    Default:4096
    Valid Values:[1024,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • password.encoder.key.length

    The key length used for encoding dynamically configured passwords.

    Type:int
    Default:128
    Valid Values:[8,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • password.encoder.keyfactory.algorithm

    The SecretKeyFactory algorithm used for encoding dynamically configured passwords. Default is PBKDF2WithHmacSHA512 if available and PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1 otherwise.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • quota.window.num

    The number of samples to retain in memory for client quotas

    Type:int
    Default:11
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • quota.window.size.seconds

    The time span of each sample for client quotas

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replication.quota.window.num

    The number of samples to retain in memory for replication quotas

    Type:int
    Default:11
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • replication.quota.window.size.seconds

    The time span of each sample for replication quotas

    Type:int
    Default:1
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • security.providers

    A list of configurable creator classes each returning a provider implementing security algorithms. These classes should implement the org.apache.kafka.common.security.auth.SecurityProviderCreator interface.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm

    The endpoint identification algorithm to validate server hostname using server certificate.

    Type:string
    Default:https
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.engine.factory.class

    The class of type org.apache.kafka.common.security.auth.SslEngineFactory to provide SSLEngine objects. Default value is org.apache.kafka.common.security.ssl.DefaultSslEngineFactory

    Type:class
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • ssl.principal.mapping.rules

    A list of rules for mapping from distinguished name from the client certificate to short name. The rules are evaluated in order and the first rule that matches a principal name is used to map it to a short name. Any later rules in the list are ignored. By default, distinguished name of the X.500 certificate will be the principal. For more details on the format please see security authorization and acls. Note that this configuration is ignored if an extension of KafkaPrincipalBuilder is provided by the principal.builder.class configuration.

    Type:string
    Default:DEFAULT
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • ssl.secure.random.implementation

    The SecureRandom PRNG implementation to use for SSL cryptography operations.

    Type:string
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:per-broker

  • transaction.abort.timed.out.transaction.cleanup.interval.ms

    The interval at which to rollback transactions that have timed out

    Type:int
    Default:10000 (10 seconds)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • transaction.remove.expired.transaction.cleanup.interval.ms

    The interval at which to remove transactions that have expired due to transactional.id.expiration.ms passing

    Type:int
    Default:3600000 (1 hour)
    Valid Values:[1,…]
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.cipher.suites

    Specifies the enabled cipher suites to be used in ZooKeeper TLS negotiation (csv). Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.ciphersuites system property (note the single word “ciphersuites”). The default value of null means the list of enabled cipher suites is determined by the Java runtime being used.

    Type:list
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.crl.enable

    Specifies whether to enable Certificate Revocation List in the ZooKeeper TLS protocols. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.crl system property (note the shorter name).

    Type:boolean
    Default:false
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.enabled.protocols

    Specifies the enabled protocol(s) in ZooKeeper TLS negotiation (csv). Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.enabledProtocols system property (note the camelCase). The default value of null means the enabled protocol will be the value of the zookeeper.ssl.protocol configuration property.

    Type:list
    Default:null
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm

    Specifies whether to enable hostname verification in the ZooKeeper TLS negotiation process, with (case-insensitively) “https” meaning ZooKeeper hostname verification is enabled and an explicit blank value meaning it is disabled (disabling it is only recommended for testing purposes). An explicit value overrides any “true” or “false” value set via the zookeeper.ssl.hostnameVerification system property (note the different name and values; true implies https and false implies blank).

    Type:string
    Default:HTTPS
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.ocsp.enable

    Specifies whether to enable Online Certificate Status Protocol in the ZooKeeper TLS protocols. Overrides any explicit value set via the zookeeper.ssl.ocsp system property (note the shorter name).

    Type:boolean
    Default:false
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.ssl.protocol

    Specifies the protocol to be used in ZooKeeper TLS negotiation. An explicit value overrides any value set via the same-named zookeeper.ssl.protocol system property.

    Type:string
    Default:TLSv1.2
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

  • zookeeper.sync.time.ms

    How far a ZK follower can be behind a ZK leader

    Type:int
    Default:2000 (2 seconds)
    Valid Values:
    Importance:low
    Update Mode:read-only

More details about broker configuration can be found in the scala class kafka.server.KafkaConfig.

3.1.1 Updating Broker Configs

From Kafka version 1.1 onwards, some of the broker configs can be updated without restarting the broker. See the Dynamic Update Mode column in Broker Configs for the update mode of each broker config.

  • read-only: Requires a broker restart for update
  • per-broker: May be updated dynamically for each broker
  • cluster-wide: May be updated dynamically as a cluster-wide default. May also be updated as a per-broker value for testing.

To alter the current broker configs for broker id 0 (for example, the number of log cleaner threads):

  1. > bin/kafka-configs.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --entity-type brokers --entity-name 0 --alter --add-config log.cleaner.threads=2

To describe the current dynamic broker configs for broker id 0:

  1. > bin/kafka-configs.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --entity-type brokers --entity-name 0 --describe

To delete a config override and revert to the statically configured or default value for broker id 0 (for example, the number of log cleaner threads):

  1. > bin/kafka-configs.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --entity-type brokers --entity-name 0 --alter --delete-config log.cleaner.threads

Some configs may be configured as a cluster-wide default to maintain consistent values across the whole cluster. All brokers in the cluster will process the cluster default update. For example, to update log cleaner threads on all brokers:

  1. > bin/kafka-configs.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --entity-type brokers --entity-default --alter --add-config log.cleaner.threads=2

To describe the currently configured dynamic cluster-wide default configs:

  1. > bin/kafka-configs.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --entity-type brokers --entity-default --describe

All configs that are configurable at cluster level may also be configured at per-broker level (e.g. for testing). If a config value is defined at different levels, the following order of precedence is used:

  • Dynamic per-broker config stored in ZooKeeper
  • Dynamic cluster-wide default config stored in ZooKeeper
  • Static broker config from server.properties
  • Kafka default, see broker configs
Updating Password Configs Dynamically

Password config values that are dynamically updated are encrypted before storing in ZooKeeper. The broker config password.encoder.secret must be configured in server.properties to enable dynamic update of password configs. The secret may be different on different brokers.

The secret used for password encoding may be rotated with a rolling restart of brokers. The old secret used for encoding passwords currently in ZooKeeper must be provided in the static broker config password.encoder.old.secret and the new secret must be provided in password.encoder.secret. All dynamic password configs stored in ZooKeeper will be re-encoded with the new secret when the broker starts up.

In Kafka 1.1.x, all dynamically updated password configs must be provided in every alter request when updating configs using kafka-configs.sh even if the password config is not being altered. This constraint will be removed in a future release.

Updating Password Configs in ZooKeeper Before Starting Brokers

From Kafka 2.0.0 onwards, kafka-configs.sh enables dynamic broker configs to be updated using ZooKeeper before starting brokers for bootstrapping. This enables all password configs to be stored in encrypted form, avoiding the need for clear passwords in server.properties. The broker config password.encoder.secret must also be specified if any password configs are included in the alter command. Additional encryption parameters may also be specified. Password encoder configs will not be persisted in ZooKeeper. For example, to store SSL key password for listener INTERNAL on broker 0:

  1. > bin/kafka-configs.sh --zookeeper localhost:2182 --zk-tls-config-file zk_tls_config.properties --entity-type brokers --entity-name 0 --alter --add-config
  2.     'listener.name.internal.ssl.key.password=key-password,password.encoder.secret=secret,password.encoder.iterations=8192'

The configuration listener.name.internal.ssl.key.password will be persisted in ZooKeeper in encrypted form using the provided encoder configs. The encoder secret and iterations are not persisted in ZooKeeper.

Updating SSL Keystore of an Existing Listener

Brokers may be configured with SSL keystores with short validity periods to reduce the risk of compromised certificates. Keystores may be updated dynamically without restarting the broker. The config name must be prefixed with the listener prefix listener.name.{listenerName}. so that only the keystore config of a specific listener is updated. The following configs may be updated in a single alter request at per-broker level:

  • ssl.keystore.type
  • ssl.keystore.location
  • ssl.keystore.password
  • ssl.key.password

If the listener is the inter-broker listener, the update is allowed only if the new keystore is trusted by the truststore configured for that listener. For other listeners, no trust validation is performed on the keystore by the broker. Certificates must be signed by the same certificate authority that signed the old certificate to avoid any client authentication failures.

Updating SSL Truststore of an Existing Listener

Broker truststores may be updated dynamically without restarting the broker to add or remove certificates. Updated truststore will be used to authenticate new client connections. The config name must be prefixed with the listener prefix listener.name.{listenerName}. so that only the truststore config of a specific listener is updated. The following configs may be updated in a single alter request at per-broker level:

  • ssl.truststore.type
  • ssl.truststore.location
  • ssl.truststore.password

If the listener is the inter-broker listener, the update is allowed only if the existing keystore for that listener is trusted by the new truststore. For other listeners, no trust validation is performed by the broker before the update. Removal of CA certificates used to sign client certificates from the new truststore can lead to client authentication failures.

Updating Default Topic Configuration

Default topic configuration options used by brokers may be updated without broker restart. The configs are applied to topics without a topic config override for the equivalent per-topic config. One or more of these configs may be overridden at cluster-default level used by all brokers.

  • log.segment.bytes
  • log.roll.ms
  • log.roll.hours
  • log.roll.jitter.ms
  • log.roll.jitter.hours
  • log.index.size.max.bytes
  • log.flush.interval.messages
  • log.flush.interval.ms
  • log.retention.bytes
  • log.retention.ms
  • log.retention.minutes
  • log.retention.hours
  • log.index.interval.bytes
  • log.cleaner.delete.retention.ms
  • log.cleaner.min.compaction.lag.ms
  • log.cleaner.max.compaction.lag.ms
  • log.cleaner.min.cleanable.ratio
  • log.cleanup.policy
  • log.segment.delete.delay.ms
  • unclean.leader.election.enable
  • min.insync.replicas
  • max.message.bytes
  • compression.type
  • log.preallocate
  • log.message.timestamp.type
  • log.message.timestamp.difference.max.ms

From Kafka version 2.0.0 onwards, unclean leader election is automatically enabled by the controller when the config unclean.leader.election.enable is dynamically updated. In Kafka version 1.1.x, changes to unclean.leader.election.enable take effect only when a new controller is elected. Controller re-election may be forced by running:

  1. > bin/zookeeper-shell.sh localhost
  2.   rmr /controller
Updating Log Cleaner Configs

Log cleaner configs may be updated dynamically at cluster-default level used by all brokers. The changes take effect on the next iteration of log cleaning. One or more of these configs may be updated:

  • log.cleaner.threads
  • log.cleaner.io.max.bytes.per.second
  • log.cleaner.dedupe.buffer.size
  • log.cleaner.io.buffer.size
  • log.cleaner.io.buffer.load.factor
  • log.cleaner.backoff.ms
Updating Thread Configs

The size of various thread pools used by the broker may be updated dynamically at cluster-default level used by all brokers. Updates are restricted to the range currentSize / 2 to currentSize * 2 to ensure that config updates are handled gracefully.

  • num.network.threads
  • num.io.threads
  • num.replica.fetchers
  • num.recovery.threads.per.data.dir
  • log.cleaner.threads
  • background.threads
Updating ConnectionQuota Configs

The maximum number of connections allowed for a given IP/host by the broker may be updated dynamically at cluster-default level used by all brokers. The changes will apply for new connection creations and the existing connections count will be taken into account by the new limits.

  • max.connections.per.ip
  • max.connections.per.ip.overrides
Adding and Removing Listeners

Listeners may be added or removed dynamically. When a new listener is added, security configs of the listener must be provided as listener configs with the listener prefix listener.name.{listenerName}.. If the new listener uses SASL, the JAAS configuration of the listener must be provided using the JAAS configuration property sasl.jaas.config with the listener and mechanism prefix. See JAAS configuration for Kafka brokers for details.

In Kafka version 1.1.x, the listener used by the inter-broker listener may not be updated dynamically. To update the inter-broker listener to a new listener, the new listener may be added on all brokers without restarting the broker. A rolling restart is then required to update inter.broker.listener.name.

In addition to all the security configs of new listeners, the following configs may be updated dynamically at per-broker level:

  • listeners
  • advertised.listeners
  • listener.security.protocol.map

Inter-broker listener must be configured using the static broker configuration inter.broker.listener.name or inter.broker.security.protocol.