--- title: Real-time Change Data Capture with Redpanda Connect and... description: Step-by-step guide to setting up real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) from MySQL to Redpanda using Redpanda Connect's mysql_cdc input. Covers Docker Compose... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/real-time-change-data-capture-with-redpanda-connect-and-mysql-qsupyiqod twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Real-time Change Data Capture with Redpanda Connect and MySQL | daily.dev og:description: Step-by-step guide to setting up real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) from MySQL to Redpanda using Redpanda Connect's mysql_cdc input. 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Covers Docker Compose configuration for all three services, MySQL binary logging setup (ROW format, FULL row image), the pipeline.yaml configuration with snapshot streaming and checkpoint-based resume, and live verification of insert/update/delete events flowing into Redpanda topics. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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