How We Achieved Near‑Real‑Time MySQL‑to‑Elasticsearch Sync Using Binlog and Kafka
This article explains why traditional MySQL queries no longer meet the growing e‑commerce data needs, describes the limitations of a MySQL‑to‑Elasticsearch intermediate table, and details a binlog‑driven, Kafka‑based pipeline with custom modules, upsert handling, filtering, and monitoring to ensure fast, reliable data synchronization.
