> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://upstash-vector.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AKHQ

> How to use AKHQ with Upstash Kafka

[AKHQ](https://akhq.io) is a GUI for monitoring & managing Apache Kafka topics,
topics data, consumers group etc. You can connect and monitor your Upstash Kafka
cluster using [AKHQ](https://akhq.io).

To be able to use [AKHQ](https://akhq.io), first you should create a yaml
configuration file:

```yaml
akhq:
  connections:
    my-cluster:
      properties:
        bootstrap.servers: "tops-stingray-7863-eu1-kafka.upstash.io:9092"
        sasl.mechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
        security.protocol: SASL_SSL
        sasl.jaas.config: org.apache.kafka.common.security.scram.ScramLoginModule required username="ZmlycG9iZXJtYW4ZHtSXVwmyJQ" password="J6ocnQfe25vUsI8AX-XxA==";
      schema-registry:
        url: UPSTASH_KAFKA_REST_URL/schema-registry
        basic-auth-username: UPSTASH_KAFKA_REST_USERNAME
        basic-auth-password: UPSTASH_KAFKA_REST_PASSWORD
```

<Note>
  You should replace `bootstrap.servers` and `sasl.jaas.config` attributes with your cluster endpoint and credentials.

  You can find the endpoint, username and password from the cluster page at [Upstash Console](https://console.upstash.com).
  Scroll down to the `REST API` section to find schema-registry related configs:

  * `UPSTASH_KAFKA_REST_URL`
  * `UPSTASH_KAFKA_REST_USERNAME`
  * `UPSTASH_KAFKA_REST_PASSWORD`
</Note>

You can start [AKHQ](https://akhq.io) application directly using `jar` file.
First download the latest release from
[releases page](https://github.com/tchiotludo/akhq/releases). Then launch the
application using following command:

```shell
java -Dmicronaut.config.files=application.yml -jar akhq.jar
```

Alternatively you can start using Docker:

```shell
docker run -p 8080:8080 -v ~/akhq/application.yml:/app/application.yml tchiotludo/akhq
```

After launching the [AKHQ](https://akhq.io) app, just go to
[http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080) to access UI.

For more information see
[AKHQ documentation](https://akhq.io/docs/#installation).