In this post, we’ll describe how to provision your Apache Kafka cluster using either Supertubes or the Koperator so that it is accessible by external client applications that run outside the Kubernetes cluster. There are two methods that allow you to externally publish your Kafka cluster: using LoadBalancer type services using NodePort type services The LoadBalancer method is a very convenient way to publish your Kafka cluster, as it allows you to forgo setting up a Load Balancer, provisioning public IPs, configuring routing rules, etc.

One of the core feature of Banzai Cloud’s container management platform, Pipeline, is the capability of building hybrid clouds with ease. The most important reason behind the introduction of our own CNCF certified Kubernetes distribution, Pipeline Kubernetes Engine (PKE) was to provide our customers a Kubernetes environment that behaves consistently across public cloud providers, on-premise, and the combination of those. A single approach does not cover all use-cases, so the Banzai Cloud Pipeline platform provides four different ways to build and use hybrid clouds.