Kafka Inbound Connector is not picking up messages

I have tried configuring
an intermediate catch event using the Kafka Inbound Connector running within a parallel subprocess, as shown below.

I am running everything locally in Docker:

  • Kafka using Kraft
  • Camunda Platform

My local Kafka deployment details are as follows:

+-----------------+-------+
| Kafka REST Port | 8082 |
| Plaintext Ports | 49189 |
+-----------------+-------+

I can use port 49189 to publish and receive messages through Kafka through a simple Java and C# microservice, so the port appears correct. However, I am not able to get my intermediate catch event to trigger with the following configuration:

I have tried to turn on debug logging via

curl 'http://localhost:9600/actuator/loggers/io.camunda.zeebe' -i -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"configuredLevel":"debug"}'

But get no debugging or relevant information to help me determine what is the issue. If I enter in an incorrect bootstrap server URL such as “11111”, I get no reaction from Zeebe.

Any ideas?