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Migrate

Get from one Kafka to the next without losing data

Every migration below is a one-way door somewhere — a metadata format flipped, a cluster retired, offsets translated. Each guide covers one migration: the working path, where the rollback window closes, and the configuration to run it with a verified backup behind you.

Migrations

MSK: ZooKeeper to KRaft

MSK has no in-place KRaft conversion. Move to a new KRaft cluster with topic configs, ACLs, and consumer offsets intact.

ZooKeeper to KRaft

In-place on self-managed and Strimzi, a cluster move on MSK — find your route and back up before you flip the metadata layer.

From the documentation

Migration use cases

When backup-and-restore beats replication for moving clusters.

MSK KRaft migration pipeline

The enterprise feature: controlled cutover, offset continuity, signed evidence.

Configuration reference

Every backup, restore, and migration option in one place.

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