The simplest way to install and manage an Apache Kafka cluster on the OpenShift cluster is via the Strimzi project (https://strimzi.io/), which can be installed as an OpenShift Operator.
Start by creating a new OpenShift project named kafka-demo. You can either create it from the admin console or using the oc command-line utility, as follows:
oc new-project kafka-demo
The returned output will confirm that the project namespace has been created in your virtual address:
Now using project "kafka-demo" on server "https://api.fmarchioni-openshift.rh.com:6443".
The server name will be different in your case, depending on the account name you chose when you signed in.
We recommend continuing from the OpenShift web-console. ...
