Kafka: 3. Choose an instance size and a region

This documentation is part of the Automate with the CLI guide. You can view the complete guide here: Start Kafka, retrieve its credentials, and modify its configuration programmatically using the Stackhero CLI.

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# List instance sizes for your service store (use the NAME column for --instance)
stackhero instances-store-list --service-store=kafka

# List available regions (names like "europe")
stackhero regions-list

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: Automate with the CLI
    Start Kafka, retrieve its credentials, and modify its configuration programmatically using the Stackhero CLI
  2. 1. Authenticate
  3. 2. Find the Kafka service store
  4. 4. Create the service
  5. 5. Retrieve credentials
  6. 6. Change the configuration

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