Apache Kafka® and Python Web Monitoring Program

A lightweight learning project exploring Python async programming, web monitoring, and Apache Kafka integration using Aiven's managed Kafka service.

⚙️ Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   pip install aiohttp confluent-kafka python-dotenv

2. Configure environment variables in .env.local:

   KAFKA_SERVICE_URI=your-kafka-bootstrap-servers

3. Add your Aiven SSL certificates to sslcerts/:

   • ca.pem - Certificate Authority
   • service.cert - Service certificate
   • service.key - Private key

📚 Learning Resources

• aiohttp Documentation
• Python Regex Guide
• Confluent Kafka Python Client
• Aiven Kafka Documentation