# Redpanda

Get details about using Materialize with Redpanda




> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/llms.txt).


[//]: # "TODO(morsapaes) The Kafka guides need to be rewritten for consistency
with the Postgres ones. We should include spill to disk in the guidance then."

Because [Redpanda](https://www.redpanda.com/) is Kafka API-compatible,
Materialize can process data from it in the same way it processes data from
Kafka sources.

> **Tip:** For help getting started with your own data, you can schedule a [free guided
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## Configuration

Two configuration parameters that are enabled by default in Kafka need to be
enabled explicitly in Redpanda:

```nofmt
--set redpanda.enable_transactions=true
--set redpanda.enable_idempotence=true
```

For more information on general Redpanda configuration, see the
[Redpanda documentation](https://docs.redpanda.com/home/).

## Supported versions

Materialize supports **Redpanda 24.1+** and is compatible with most common Redpanda hosted services. This includes [all officially supported versions of Redpanda](https://support.redpanda.com/hc/en-us/articles/20617574366743-Redpanda-Supported-Versions).

## Related pages

- [`CREATE SOURCE`](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/sql/create-source/kafka/index.md)
- [`CREATE SINK`](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/sql/create-sink/index.md)


## Pages in this section

- [Redpanda Cloud](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/ingest-data/redpanda/redpanda-cloud/index.md): How to securely connect a Redpanda Cloud cluster as a source to Materialize.