Postgres
Enable logical decoding, register Debezium, verify change events end-to-end.
wal_level=logical, slots allowed- Primary keys or
REPLICA IDENTITY FULL
Beginner
CDC Quickstart Guides
Bring your first change data capture pipeline online fast. Choose your source database and follow a copy-paste friendly walkthrough with checkpoints and sanity checks.
Postgres
Configure logical replication, set up a Debezium connector, and verify real-time change events.
MySQL
Enable binlog, configure a Debezium connector, and stream row-level changes to a Kafka topic.
Oracle
Set up supplemental logging and leverage LogMiner to capture change events in real time.
MS SQL Server
Enable database-level CDC, configure SQL Server Agent, and validate change data flow end-to-end.
Quickstart cheat sheet
Prep each environment fast with prerequisites, time estimates, and direct links to the walkthroughs.
MySQL
Put the binlog in ROW mode, narrow includes, confirm Debezium captures changes.
binlog_format=ROWgtid_mode=ONpreferred
Oracle
Check ARCHIVELOG + supplemental logging, then verify redo events arrive.
- ARCHIVELOG mode enabled
- Database + table supplemental logging
SQL Server
Enable SQL Server CDC, configure the agent, then validate change flow to Kafka.
- Database-level CDC enabled
- SQL Server Agent running
Verify your stack
After you run a quickstart, execute the acceptance tests to prove containers are healthy, events are flowing, and restarts stay idempotent.