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On all server nodes, format the storage directories using that uuid:

<kafkaInstallationDir/bin/kafka-storage.sh format --cluster-id <uuid> --config <kafkaInstallationDir>/config/kraft/server.properties

The storage directory is provided to Kafka in server.properties as log.dirs. Kafka will create the directory if it does not exist.

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Run Kafka

On all server nodes, run:

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Note: it's safe to mix the "curly-bracket" and "dot" syntax styles in the same file.

Configure shrineLifecycle tool

In network.conf

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To use Kafka: in network.conf, specify , add a Kafka section with the specifics to share with downstream nodes:

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