# Lenses Community Edition **URL:** https://ask.lenses.io/c/lenses-box/8.md [Latest](https://ask.lenses.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://ask.lenses.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://ask.lenses.io/tags.md) --- ## [About the Lenses Community Edition category](https://ask.lenses.io/t/about-the-lenses-community-edition-category/20)
**Author:** [@Marios](https://ask.lenses.io/u/Marios)\ **Replies:** 0
This is the place to ask questions about Lenses Box and fast-data-dev docker images. --- ## [Local Setup with Version 5.5](https://ask.lenses.io/t/local-setup-with-version-5-5/337)
**Author:** [@Hiimnick](https://ask.lenses.io/u/Hiimnick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/local-setup-with-version-5-5/337 "2025-03-10T09:10:04Z")
We are running a 5.5 Lenses in production and we need a compatible local setup. Since the lensesio/box got removed we are only left with the version 6 setup which is incompatible and also doesnt have an api spec availabl… --- ## [Lenses 6 Community Edition - How do you stop the demo data generators?](https://ask.lenses.io/t/lenses-6-community-edition-how-do-you-stop-the-demo-data-generators/325)
**Author:** [@1tim](https://ask.lenses.io/u/1tim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/lenses-6-community-edition-how-do-you-stop-the-demo-data-generators/325 "2025-02-06T14:58:57Z")
Using the docker containers for the lenses 6 demo, it seems to still be creating messages for teh demo content. How do I stop this from happening, and restarting it when I would like. I cannot find a generator anywhere,… --- ## [Community edition MQTT connecting to external source](https://ask.lenses.io/t/community-edition-mqtt-connecting-to-external-source/324)
**Author:** [@1tim](https://ask.lenses.io/u/1tim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/community-edition-mqtt-connecting-to-external-source/324 "2025-02-06T14:48:49Z")
Hi, I have been having trouble connecting the new lenses 6 community edition (docker) to a MQTT source… I found several issues… When updating the connector configuration, it isn’t always saved… Also, looking at the do… --- ## [Lenses Community edition - Windows Compatibility?](https://ask.lenses.io/t/lenses-community-edition-windows-compatibility/310)
**Author:** [@Alan](https://ask.lenses.io/u/Alan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/lenses-community-edition-windows-compatibility/310 "2024-12-16T09:41:10Z")
I’m on my Windows machine and I just went to https://lenses.io/apache-kafka-docker/ to try out the new version of Lenses. I have Docker 27.3.1 installed, and I’ve translated the single-line command to PowerShell but the … --- ## [How to successfully connect my own Producer to Lenses 6 Community edition embedded Kafka?](https://ask.lenses.io/t/how-to-successfully-connect-my-own-producer-to-lenses-6-community-edition-embedded-kafka/308)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Duchene\_lenses](https://ask.lenses.io/u/Simon_Duchene_lenses)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/how-to-successfully-connect-my-own-producer-to-lenses-6-community-edition-embedded-kafka/308 "2024-11-22T18:49:30Z")
The Lenses Community edition 6 preview is out. It includes Lenses 6 as well as a self-contained Kafka broker, Schema Registry and Kafka Connect cluster. But it also allows you to connect Lenses to your own Kafka cluster… --- ## ["No metrics available" for deployed Kafka Connect connectors in Lenses](https://ask.lenses.io/t/no-metrics-available-for-deployed-kafka-connect-connectors-in-lenses/68)
**Author:** [@stefanbot](https://ask.lenses.io/u/stefanbot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/no-metrics-available-for-deployed-kafka-connect-connectors-in-lenses/68 "2023-06-16T15:23:51Z")
I’m getting the message: No metrics available In Lenses for my Kafka Connect Connectors. I know the connectors are working correctly. --- ## [Does Lenses Box work with Apple Macbooks using the M1/M2 CPUs?](https://ask.lenses.io/t/does-lenses-box-work-with-apple-macbooks-using-the-m1-m2-cpus/22)
**Author:** [@Marios](https://ask.lenses.io/u/Marios)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/does-lenses-box-work-with-apple-macbooks-using-the-m1-m2-cpus/22 "2023-04-04T11:16:12Z")
Lenses.io created this topic as part of the seeding process for our community When I try to run Lenses Box or fast-data-dev on Apple Mac M1 I get errors like below. Do you support M1? 2023-01-07 21:47:03 Setting advert…