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+Tip: If you get an error running this on an M1 Mac, use the flag `--platform=linux/amd64` in the docker command
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 == Step 2. Create a Mapping to Kafka
 
 In the SQL shell, create a Kafka mapping to allow Hazelcast to access messages in the `trades` topic.