Kafka Connect Explained | Real CDC Project with Debezium, JDBC & S3 (Ep 14)
Kafka Connect explained with a real CDC project using Debezium, JDBC sink connector, and S3 sink connector.
In this video, we deep dive into Kafka Connect architecture and build a complete working example step-by-step using core Apache Kafka APIs.
You’ll learn:
What is Kafka Connect and why it exists
Kafka Connect architecture explained clearly
Source connector using Debezium (CDC implementation)
Sink connectors (JDBC and S3)
End-to-end message flow from database to Kafka to sinks
Real working project in Java
How Kafka Connect simplifies data integration
This is a complete hands-on Kafka Connect tutorial for developers and backend engineers who want to understand CDC and real-world data pipelines.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:53 What is Kafka Connect? (Why It Exists)
00:06:19 Kafka Connect Architecture Explained
00:27:32 Project Setup (Kafka Connect + CDC)
00:30:09 Building the Complete Kafka Connect Project
00:51:10 Source Connector (Debezium) Configuration
00:53:15 Sink Connector (JDBC) Configuration
00:54:04 Sink Connector (S3) Configuration
00:56:42 Running the CDC Pipeline (End-to-End Demo)