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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  name: kafka
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: kafka
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: kafka
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: kafka
+        image: kafka:latest
+        env:
+        - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT
+          value: zookeeper-headless:2181
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 9092
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: kafka-service
+spec:
+  type: NodePort
+  selector:
+    app: kafka
+  ports:
+  - protocol: TCP
+    port: 9092
+    targetPort: 9092
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