I created the docker+kube stuff for our kafka-connect at my current job. I use standard deployment. kafka-connect doesn't care of hostname or IP.
The sole trick is to inject the connector configuration at runtime (if you want). -- Raph On 14/06/2025 2:12 pm, Prateek Kohli wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm building a custom Docker image for kafka Connect and planning to run it > on Kubernetes. I'm a bit stuck on whether I should use a Deployment or a > StatefulSet. > > From what I understand, the main difference that could affect Kafka Connect > is the hostname/IP behaviour. With a Deployment, pod IPs and hostnames can > change after restarts. With a StatefulSet, each pod gets a stable hostname > (like connect-0, connect-1, etc.) > > My question is: Does it really matter for Kafka Connect if the pod > IPs/hostname change, considering its a stateless application? > > Thanks
