n8n-nodes-kafka-ssl

This repo adds support for connecting to a Kafka Cluster with SSL certificates. The code is based on the work of https://github.com/cylabr on this https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/6398, plus some additional configuration.

Setup

Use visual studio code for best experience.

1. Clone this repository.
2. Install node and npm. https://nodejs.org/en/download
3. Install pnpm

npm i -g pnpm

4. Install local package

pnpm install

5. Build n8n

pnpm run build

6. Run n8n in docker mode
7. Configure n8n docker container to use this custom node. Add the following volume for n8n-main service

  volumes:
    - ~/n8n-nodes-kafka-ssl/dist:/home/node/.n8n/custom/node_modules/n8n-nodes-kafka-ssl

Development

1. Make changes to nodes or credentials
2. Delete compiled files

rm -rf dist

3. Build packages and n8n

pnpm run build

4. Restart n8n (make sure to be in n8n directory)

docker compose restart n8n-main

Publishing Package on npm

1. Update version (patch / minor / major)

npm version patch

2. Push version update on git

git push

3. Publish version on npm

npm publish

License

MIT