zookeeper kafka services

# Create a file /etc/systemd/system/zookeeper.service and add it this content
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[Unit]
Requires=network.target remote-fs.target
After=network.target remote-fs.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=dimitri_sifoua
ExecStart=/opt/kafka/bin/zookeeper-server-start.sh /opt/kafka/config/zookeeper.properties
ExecStop=/opt/kafka/bin/zookeeper-server-stop.sh
Restart=on-abnormal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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# Create a file /etc/systemd/system/kafka.service and add it this content
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[Unit]
Requires=zookeeper.service
After=zookeeper.service

[Service]
Type=simple
User=dimitri_sifoua
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/opt/kafka/bin/kafka-server-start.sh /opt/kafka/config/server.properties > /opt/kafka/kafka.log 2>&1'
ExecStop=/home/kafka/kafka/bin/kafka-server-stop.sh
Restart=on-abnormal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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Now, we can start kafka with this command
$ sudo systemctl start kafka

To ensure that the server has started successfully, check the journal logs for the kafka unit:
$ sudo journalctl -u kafka