6. Configuring KafkaSpout to Connect to HBase or Hive

Before connecting to HBase or Hive, we recommend that you add the following exclusions to your POM file, for the curator framework:

<exclusion>
  <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
  <artifactId>curator-client</artifactId>
</exclusion>

<exclusion>
  <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
  <artifactId>curator-recipes</artifactId>
</exclusion>

<exclusion>
  <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
  <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
</exclusion>