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# Kafka Connector

Documentation for the GridGain 8 Kafka Connector, which integrates Kafka with Apache Ignite and GridGain.

The GridGain Certified Kafka Connector integrates Apache Kafka with GridGain 8, streaming data between Kafka topics and a GridGain cluster. This section covers the connector's setup, architecture, data schema, configuration, and monitoring, along with worked examples.

* [Certified Kafka Connector](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/certified-kafka-connector.md)
* [Quick Start](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/quick-start.md)
* [Architecture](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/architecture.md)
* [Data Schema](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/data-schema.md)
* [Configuration](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/configuration.md)
* [Monitoring](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/monitoring.md)
* [GridGain vs. Apache Ignite Kafka Connector](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/gridgain-vs-ignite-connector.md)
* [Example: Persisting Ignite Data in a Relational Database](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/example-persisting-to-database.md)
* [Example: Ignite Data Replication](/docs/gridgain/gridgain-8/integrations/kafka/example-data-replication.md)