Enterprise-Grade Redpanda Streaming Platform

What You Get

This template provides a fully configured Redpanda streaming platform for real-time event processing, offering Kafka-compatible event streaming with superior performance and simplified operations.

Components:

Redpanda: High-performance, Kafka-compatible streaming data platform
Redpanda Console: Modern web UI for managing and monitoring your streaming infrastructure

Key Features

✅ Kafka Compatible: Works with existing Kafka clients and ecosystems
✅ 10x Better Performance: Significantly faster than Apache Kafka with lower resource usage
✅ Zero JVM: No Java dependencies, eliminating JVM tuning complexity
✅ IPv6 Ready: Full IPv6 support for Railway's networking infrastructure
✅ Self-Optimizing: Intelligent defaults that adapt to your workload
✅ Production Hardened: Secure by default with encryption capabilities

Usage In n8n Workflows

Add Kafka Node: Use the Kafka node in your n8n workflows (compatible with Redpanda)
Configure Connection: Enter the connection details shown below
Create Topics: Define topics through Redpanda Console for your event streams
Produce/Consume: Connect your workflows to publish and subscribe to events

Kafka Node Configuration

When adding a Kafka node in your n8n workflow, use these credentials:

Brokers: ${{redpanda.REDPANDA_BROKER}} (typically like redpanda-workflow.railway.internal:29092)
Client ID: redpanda (or your custom identifier)
SSL: Disabled (unless specifically configured)
Authentication: None (unless security features are enabled)

Common Workflow Use Cases

Event-Driven Automation: Trigger workflows based on real-time events
Data Pipelines: Process and transform data streams
System Integration: Connect disparate systems with reliable messaging
Analytics Processing: Collect and process events for analytics
Webhook Aggregation: Consolidate multiple webhook sources
Log Processing: Stream and process application logs
IoT Data Handling: Process device telemetry in real-time

Technical Specifications

Latest Redpanda version with optimized configuration
Multi-partition topics for horizontal scalability
High-throughput messaging (100K+ messages/second)
Persistent storage for reliable message retention
Low-latency performance (<10ms)
Compatible with all Kafka client libraries
Simplified operational model without Zookeeper

Advanced Features

Topic auto-creation
RAFT-based consensus protocol
Topic compaction for state management
Tiered storage support
Shadow indexing for faster topic scanning

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