docker-examples.sh

# launch kafka broker in background
docker run -p 2181:2181 -p 9092:9092 -e ADVERTISED_HOST=localhost -e ADVERTISED_PORT=9092 -d spotify/kafka

# launch any kafka binary command against broker running in the background

# generic structure
docker run --net=host -ti spotify/kafka <YOUR_CMD>

# create a new topic 
docker run --net=host -ti spotify/kafka \
  /opt/kafka_2.11-0.10.1.0/bin/kafka-topics.sh \
    --zookeeper localhost:2181 --create --topic new_svc_request --partitions 1 --replication-factor 1

# describe all topics
docker run --net=host -ti spotify/kafka \
  /opt/kafka_2.11-0.10.1.0/bin/kafka-topics.sh \
    --zookeeper localhost:2181 --describe