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// assembly-kafka-bridge-quickstart.adoc

[id='proc-deploying-kafka-bridge-quickstart-{context}']
= Deploying the Kafka Bridge to your Kubernetes cluster

{ProductName} includes a YAML example that specifies the configuration of the {ProductName} Kafka Bridge. Make some minimal changes to this file and then deploy an instance of the Kafka Bridge to your Kubernetes cluster.

.Procedure

. Edit the `examples/kafka-bridge/kafka-bridge.yaml` file.
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[source,yaml,subs=attributes+]
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apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1alpha1
kind: KafkaBridge
metadata:
  name: quickstart <1>
spec:
  replicas: 1
  bootstrapServers: <cluster-name>-kafka-bootstrap:9092 <2>
  http:
    port: 8080
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<1> When the Kafka Bridge is deployed, `-bridge` is appended to the name of the deployment and other related resources. In this example, the Kafka Bridge deployment is named `quickstart-bridge` and the accompanying Kafka Bridge service is named `quickstart-bridge-service`.
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<2> In the `bootstrapServers` property, enter the name of the Kafka cluster as the `<cluster-name>`.

. Deploy the Kafka Bridge to your Kubernetes cluster:
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[source,shell,subs="attributes+"]
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kubectl apply -f examples/kafka-bridge/kafka-bridge.yaml
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A `quickstart-bridge` deployment, service, and other related resources are created in your Kubernetes cluster.

. Verify that the Kafka Bridge was successfully deployed:
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[source,shell,subs="attributes+"]
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kubectl get deployments
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[source,shell,subs="attributes+"]
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NAME                             READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
quickstart-bridge                  1/1     1            1          34m
my-cluster-connect                 1/1     1            1          24h
my-cluster-entity-operator         1/1     1            1          24h
#...
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.What to do next

After deploying the Kafka Bridge to your Kubernetes cluster, xref:proc-exposing-kafka-bridge-service-local-machine-{context}[expose the Kafka Bridge service to your local machine].

.Additional resources

* For more detailed information about configuring the Kafka Bridge, see xref:assembly-deployment-configuration-kafka-bridge-str[].
