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# Kafka-sasl-plaintext-env-vars

> Kafka-sasl-plaintext-env-vars reference documentation for the Rasa Platform.

```bash theme={null}
KAFKA_BROKER_ADDRESS=<URL to your Kafka broker e.g localhost:9092 >
KAFKA_TOPIC=<topic name>
KAFKA_SECURITY_PROTOCOL=SASL_PLAINTEXT
KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM=PLAIN # specifies that username/password will not be protected with additional protection mechanisms
KAFKA_SASL_USERNAME=<username>
KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD=<password>
```


## Related topics

- [Kafka-plaintext-env-vars](/docs/reference/integrations/analytics-event-broker-config/kafka-plaintext-env-vars.md)
- [Kafka-sasl-ssl-env-vars](/docs/reference/integrations/analytics-event-broker-config/kafka-sasl-ssl-env-vars.md)
- [Kafka-sasl-plaintext-endpoint](/docs/reference/integrations/event-brokers-config/kafka-sasl-plaintext-endpoint.md)
- [Kafka-ssl-env-vars](/docs/reference/integrations/analytics-event-broker-config/kafka-ssl-env-vars.md)
- [Environment Variables](/docs/reference/config/environment-variables.md)