# Setting up jmx monitoring for Apache Kafka
**URL:** https://forum.confluent.io/t/setting-up-jmx-monitoring-for-apache-kafka/10593
**Category:** Architecture and Design
**Created:** [30 April 2024 17:17 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/setting-up-jmx-monitoring-for-apache-kafka/10593 "2024-04-30T17:17:14Z")
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### Author:  [@shardservant](https://forum.confluent.io/u/shardservant)
#### Post date: [30 April 2024 17:17 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/setting-up-jmx-monitoring-for-apache-kafka/10593/1 "2024-04-30T17:17:14Z")
I was looking to setup jmx monitoring for Apache Kafka.
Seems straightforward. Edit the server start and add something like what is below.
if [“x$KAFKA\_JMX\_OPTS” = “x”]; then
export KAFKA\_JMX\_OPTS=" -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9000 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=/home/kafka/jmx11\_remote/jmxremote.password -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.access.file=/home/kafka/jmx11\_remote/jmxremote.access"
fi
The issue I have is if I have a systemd file kafka@.service that calls the common server start file for multiple brokers, I will have port collision.
Is there a better way of doing this?
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### Author:  [@shardservant](https://forum.confluent.io/u/shardservant)
#### Post date: [1 May 2024 14:07 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/setting-up-jmx-monitoring-for-apache-kafka/10593/2 "2024-05-01T14:07:46Z")
Figured it out
Defining the env variable in the systemd file sets the port as a variable.
Environment=“JMX\_PORT=900%i”
Adding the call to the jmx file as an argiment in EXTRA\_ARGS then loads the remainder of the jmx parameters.