DataStax Starlight suite of Apache Pulsar™ extensions

The Starlight suite of extensions is a collection of Apache Pulsar™ protocol handlers that extend an existing Pulsar cluster. The goal of these extensions is to create a native, seamless interaction with a Pulsar cluster using existing tooling and clients.

Each extension integrates two popular event streaming ecosystems, unlocking new use cases and reducing barriers for users adopting Pulsar. Leverage advantages from each ecosystem to build a truly unified event streaming platform, accelerating the development of real-time applications and services.

Starlight for Kafka

The Starlight for Kafka extension brings native Apache Kafka® protocol support to Apache Pulsar by introducing a Kafka protocol handler on Pulsar brokers.

For more information, see the Starlight for Kafka documentation.

Starlight for RabbitMQ

The Starlight for RabbitMQ extension brings native RabbitMQ® protocol support to Apache Pulsar™.

For more information, see the Starlight for RabbitMQ documentation.

Starlight for JMS

The Starlight for JMS extension allows enterprises to take advantage of the scalability and resiliency of a modern streaming platform to run their existing JMS applications.

For more information, see the Starlight for JMS documentation.

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