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How HN took it
5 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Useful native macOS tool for Kafka work
From 3 comments
Love seeing folks create new native macOS apps. Thanks for this!
monocularvision on HNWow! Just in time, can't wait to use this during work.
dpsych on HNCan you manage ACLs through this? Anyway looks sweet, I’m going to try it on Monday at work. This is definitely something I’d pay for.
pram on HN
Better than slow or clunky existing CLI and Confluent tools
From 2 comments
Looks great - beats the dependable but obscure CLI tools I’ve been using. Are you considering selling the app? If not, what about open sourcing it?
jitl on HNSeems like a neat little tool. I've always found Confluent Platform to be slow, clunky and overkill. Any plans for Windows?
sonicgear1 on HN
Objections
Swift and C mix limits public usability for some
From 1 comment
It would been great if this was pure swift + C that would have made this much more publicly usable. I get wanted to do cool things (and experiment in spare time) and admire the…
pixel_tracing on HN
Perpetual nag shareware model unwelcome to employers
From 1 comment
Perpetual nag, my employer will probably never purchase. Time limited trail? We may purchase 20-30 keys.
jitl on HN
Requests
Support for AWS MSK IAM authentication
From 2 comments
Another authentication option I'd be interested in is AWS MSK with IAM authentication.
koukopoulos on HNI'd like to second this request. All of our Kafka clusters are in MSK with IAM auth. I've been desperately looking for another management tool to replace Conduktor (conduktor.io).
daverobbins1 on HN
Windows version
From 1 comment
Seems like a neat little tool. I've always found Confluent Platform to be slow, clunky and overkill. Any plans for Windows?
sonicgear1 on HN
ACL management
From 1 comment
Can you manage ACLs through this? Anyway looks sweet, I’m going to try it on Monday at work. This is definitely something I’d pay for.
pram on HN
SSH or jump host access to streams
From 1 comment
One problem I foresee is all my Kafka was behind layers of firewalls or restricted networks only accessible through jump hosts. In other words, to make this easier it might be a…
jiqiren on HN
Open source release
From 1 comment
Looks great - beats the dependable but obscure CLI tools I’ve been using. Are you considering selling the app? If not, what about open sourcing it?
jitl on HN
Questions
Does it support Redpanda?
From 1 comment
Will this support RedPanda out of the box?
skunkworker on HN
What authentication mechanisms are supported (OAuth, LDAP)?
From 1 comment
what kind of authentication mechanisms does it work with? We have an oauth and ldap backed cluster. This tool would be a nice drop in tool for diagnosing issues. Will try next…
xyst on HN
Alternatives named
Conduktor
From 2 comments
Cool, would be nice to see more competition for Conduktor. I have worked with a few “Kafka is a database” people in my career and even if you agree with them, it’s still a…
thom on HNI'd like to second this request. All of our Kafka clusters are in MSK with IAM auth. I've been desperately looking for another management tool to replace Conduktor (conduktor.io).
daverobbins1 on HN
Confluent Platform
From 1 comment
Seems like a neat little tool. I've always found Confluent Platform to be slow, clunky and overkill. Any plans for Windows?
sonicgear1 on HN
Redpanda rpk CLI
From 1 comment
Most likely it will. At the same time, RedPanda provides a native command-line tool named "rpk" which works on macOS as well and which can manage topics and consumer groups.…
alexandre_m on HN