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Zookeeper in production can be really a pain to maintain…

Check out Redpanda if you don’t like Zookeeper. Raft based, no JVM, lower cost and simpler to run Kafka compatible system

You don't need zookeeper for Kafka for a while now.

good to hear, I haven’t dealt with Kafka for years. Zookeeper was a pain to deal with, glad to see there are alternatives