diff --git a/doc/source/architecture.rst b/doc/source/architecture.rst index 09a6290931..712a87ec61 100644 --- a/doc/source/architecture.rst +++ b/doc/source/architecture.rst @@ -197,12 +197,14 @@ Publishing the data This figure shows how a sample can be published to multiple destinations. -Currently, processed data can be published using 5 different transports: -1. direct, which publishes samples to a configured dispatcher directly, default is database dispatcher; -2. notifier, a notification based publisher which pushes samples to a message queue - which can be consumed by the collector or an external system; -3. udp, which publishes samples using UDP packets; -4. http, which targets a REST interface; +Currently, processed data can be published using 5 different transports: + +1. direct, which publishes samples to a configured dispatcher directly, default + is database dispatcher; +2. notifier, a notification based publisher which pushes samples to a message queue + which can be consumed by the collector or an external system; +3. udp, which publishes samples using UDP packets; +4. http, which targets a REST interface; 5. kafka, which publishes data to a Kafka message queue to be consumed by any system that supports Kafka.