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title: "Kafka - How to create a Kafka cluster"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/fr/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster
lang: fr
lastUpdated: 2025-08-25
---
# Kafka - How to create a Kafka cluster

## Objective

Apache Kafka is an open-source, distributed event streaming platform designed for real-time, large-scale data processing with high scalability, durability, and low latency.

This guide explains how to create a Kafka cluster via the OVHcloud Control Panel.

## Requirements

- Access to the <ManagerLink to="/">OVHcloud Control Panel</ManagerLink>
- A [Public Cloud project](https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/public-cloud/) in your OVHcloud account

## Instructions

### Subscribe to the service

Log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel
 and switch to `Public Cloud`
 in the top navigation bar. After selecting your Public Cloud project, click on `Data Streaming`
 in the left-hand navigation bar under **Databases & Analytics**
.
Click the `Create a service` button.

#### Select your analytics service

Click on the type of analytics service you want to use and its version.
A random name is generated for your service that can change in this step or later.

![Choose data streaming service](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_db_type.v2.png)

#### Select a datacentre

Choose the geographical region of the datacentre where your service will be hosted and the deployment mode (1-AZ vs 3-AZ).

![Choose a datacentre](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_region.v2.png)

#### Select a plan

In this step, choose an appropriate service plan. If needed, you will be able to upgrade or downgrade the plan after creation.

![Choose plan](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_solution_business.v2.png)

Please visit the [capabilities page](/fr/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/getting-started.md) of your selected analytics service for detailed information on each plan's properties.

#### Select the instance

Choose the instance type for the nodes of your service, you will be able to change it afterward. The number of nodes depends on the plan previously chosen.

![Choose instance](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_features.v2.png)

#### Select the storage

Storage can be scaled up to 3 time the base storage.

![Choose storage](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_storage.v2.png)

#### Configure your options

Choose the network options for your service and whitelist the IP addresses that will access the service.

![Configure options](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_options.v2.png)

#### Review and confirm

A summary of your order is display to help you review your service configuration.

![Review order](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_configuration.1.v2.png)

The components of the price is also summarized with a monthly estimation.

![Review pricing](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_configuration.2.v2.png)

Click the `API and Terraform equivalent` button to open the following window:

![API and Terraform equivalent](/images/guides/public-cloud/data-analytics/analytics/kafka-create-cluster/kafka_configuration.3.v2.png)

The informations displayed in this window could help you automate your service creation with the [OVHcloud API](/fr/guides/manage-and-operate/api/first-steps.md) or the OVHcloud Terraform Provider.

When you are ready click the `Order` button to create your service.
In a matter of minutes, your new Apache Kafka service will be deployed.
Messages in the OVHcloud Control Panel will inform you when the streaming tool is ready to use.

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