Docker Setup for Kafka, Prometheus, & Grafana Monitoring

Description

Are you struggling to get a real-time Kafka monitoring stack running locally? You’ve tried standard tutorials, but they always skip the crucial Docker networking part? Then this is the only video you need. In this step-by-step showcase, I walk you through deploying the complete stack on your local Windows machine using Docker Compose. We won’t just get the containers "running"—we will fix all the common "Connection Refused" and listener errors, generate live test data, and configure a professional Grafana dashboard to view messages, lag, and throughput in real-time. This is the ultimate practical guide for developers and DevOps engineers looking to master local Kafka infrastructure.