Kafka: 1. Authenticate

This documentation is part of the Automate with the CLI guide. View the full guide here: Start Kafka, retrieve its credentials, and change its configuration programmatically with the Stackhero CLI.

👋 Welcome to the Stackhero documentation!

Stackhero gives you a fully managed Kafka cloud environment, ready in minutes. Here is what you can expect:

• No limits on message size or transfer: scale your data without worrying about caps.
• Simple, one-click updates keep your platform current without downtime or manual work.
• Consistent high performance and robust security on your own private, dedicated infrastructure.

If you want to move faster and reduce operational overhead, Stackhero provides Kafka cloud hosting to help you. You can have a production-ready cluster in about 5 minutes.

The easiest way to get started is by logging in through your browser. When you run the login command, the CLI opens a web page where you can approve access. No passwords or 2FA codes are entered into the CLI itself.

stackhero login

After logging in, your credentials are stored locally and will be used automatically by future CLI commands.

For fully automated environments like scripts or CI pipelines, you might prefer a non-interactive access token. You can create one from your dashboard (Account > Access tokens), then export it as an environment variable. The CLI, and any script you run, will pick it up automatically.

export STACKHERO_TOKEN="usr-xxxxxx:your-token"