Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk generate rpk generate app This is documentation for Self-Managed v24.1. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. rpk generate app Generate a sample application to connect with Redpanda. This command generates a starter application to produce and consume from the settings defined in the rpk profile. Its goal is to get you producing and consuming quickly with Redpanda in a language that is familiar to you. By default, this will run interactively, prompting you to select a language and a user with which to create your application. To use this without interactivity, specify how you would like your application to be created using flags. The --language option allows you to specify the language. There is no default. The --new-sasl—user flag allows you to generate a new SASL user with admin ACLs. If you don’t want to use your current profile user or don’t want to create a new one, you can use the --no-user flag to generate the starter app without the user. If you are having trouble connecting to your cluster, you can use the common -X admin.hosts=<host:ports> flag to pass a specific Admin API address. Examples Generate an app with interactive prompts: rpk generate app Generate an app in a specified language with the existing SASL user: rpk generate app --language <lang> Generate an app in the specified language with a new SASL user: rpk generate app -l <lang> --new-sasl-user <user>:<password> Generate an app in the tmp directory, but take no action on the user: rpk generate app -l <lang> --no-user --output /tmp Usage rpk generate app [flags] Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for app. -l, --language string The language you want the code sample to be generated with. --new-sasl-credentials string If provided, rpk will generate and use these credentials (<user>:<password>). --no-user - Generates the sample app without SASL user. -o, --output string The path where the app will be written. --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. --profile string Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. -v, --verbose - Enable verbose logging. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution rpk generate rpk generate grafana-dashboard