diff --git a/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/README.md b/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/README.md
index e8f9ca94..20daa29e 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/README.md
+++ b/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The [docker-compose.yml](docker-compose.yml) file has been revised to realize th
 
 - Removal of the _broker_ service, because replaced by the remote Kafka cluster.
 - _kafka-connector_:
-  - Definition of new environment variables to configure the remote endpoint and credentials in the `adapters.xml` trough the _variable-expansion_ feature of Lightstreamer.
+  - Definition of new environment variables to configure the remote endpoint, credentials, and topic name in the `adapters.xml` through the _variable-expansion__ feature of Lightstreamer.
     ```yaml
     ...
     environment:
@@ -35,25 +35,34 @@ The [docker-compose.yml](docker-compose.yml) file has been revised to realize th
       <param name="authentication.username">$env.api_key</param>
       <param name="authentication.password">$env.secret</param>
       ```
-- _producer_:
 
-   Provisioning of the `producer.properties` configuration file to enable `SASL/PLAN` over TLS, with username and password retrieved from the environment variables `api_key` and `secret`:
+    **NOTE**  This example assumes that the topic name is `topic_0` (the default topic provided by Confluent Cloud). If required, update the topic mapping setting by replacing `<confluent_topic_name>` with the appropriate value, as follows (because variable-expansion is not available in the `name` attribute):
+
+    ```xml
+    <param name="map.<confluent_topic_name>.to">item-template.stock</param>
+    ```
+
+- _producer_:
+   - Parameter `--boostrap-servers` retrieved from the environment variable `bootstrap_server`.
+   - Provisioning of the `producer.properties` configuration file to enable `SASL/PLAN` over TLS, with username and password retrieved from the environment variables `api_key` and `secret`:
     
-    ```yaml
-    # Configure SASL/PLAIN mechanism
-    sasl.mechanism=PLAIN
-    # Enable SSL encryption
-    security.protocol=SASL_SSL
-    # JAAS configuration
-    sasl.jaas.config=org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username="${api_key}" password="${secret}";
-    ```  
+   ```yaml
+   # Configure SASL/PLAIN mechanism
+   sasl.mechanism=PLAIN
+   # Enable SSL encryption
+   security.protocol=SASL_SSL
+   # JAAS configuration
+   sasl.jaas.config=org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username="${api_key}" password="${secret}";
+   ```  
+   
+   **NOTE**  If required, update the parameter `--topic` in the `command` attribute with the appropriate value.
 
 ## Run
 
 From this directory, run follow the command:
 
 ```sh
-api_key=<API.key> secret=<secret> bootstrap_server=<bootstrap_server> ./start.sh 
+api_key=<API.key> secret=<secret> bootstrap_server=<bootstrap_server> topic=<topic> ./start.sh 
 ```
 
 where 
diff --git a/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/adapters.xml b/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/adapters.xml
index f509ef25..2c6cec31 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/adapters.xml
+++ b/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/adapters.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
      <data_provider name="QuickStart">
         <adapter_class>com.lightstreamer.kafka_connector.adapters.KafkaConnectorDataAdapter</adapter_class>
 
-        <!-- <param name="bootstrap.servers">pkc-z9doz.eu-west-1.aws.confluent.cloud:9092</param> -->
         <param name="bootstrap.servers">$env.bootstrap_server</param>
-        
         <param name="group.id">quick-start-group</param>
 
         <!-- Encryption settings -->
diff --git a/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/docker-compose.yml b/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/docker-compose.yml
index 71a8b05a..561cfa2a 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/quickstart-confluent-cloud/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ services:
     container_name: kafka-connector
     image: lightstreamer-kafka-connector-${version}
     depends_on:
-      - broker
       - producer
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ services:
 
   producer:
     container_name: producer
-    depends_on:
-      - broker
     build:
       context: ../compose-templates
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.producer
diff --git a/examples/quickstart-schema-registry/README.md b/examples/quickstart-schema-registry/README.md
index 04270040..9b012610 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart-schema-registry/README.md
+++ b/examples/quickstart-schema-registry/README.md
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ The [docker-compose.yml](docker-compose.yml) file has been revised to configure
 
    Extension of the `producer.properties` configuration file with the settings required to communicate with the Schema Registry:
     
-    ```yaml
-    ...
-    # JSON deserializer with support for the Schema Registry
-    value.serializer=io.confluent.kafka.serializers.json.KafkaJsonSchemaSerializer
-    # Schema Registry URL
-    schema.registry.url=https://schema-registry:8084
-    # Truststore configuration to authenticate the Schema Registry
-    schema.registry.ssl.truststore.location=/usr/app/secrets/producer.truststore.jks
-    schema.registry.ssl.truststore.password=producer-truststore-password
-    # Keystore configuration for client authentication with the Schema Registry
-    schema.registry.ssl.keystore.location=/usr/app/secrets/producer.keystore.jks
-    schema.registry.ssl.keystore.password=producer-password
-    schema.registry.ssl.key.password=producer-password
-    ```  
+   ```yaml
+   ...
+   # JSON deserializer with support for the Schema Registry
+   value.serializer=io.confluent.kafka.serializers.json.KafkaJsonSchemaSerializer
+   # Schema Registry URL
+   schema.registry.url=https://schema-registry:8084
+   # Truststore configuration to authenticate the Schema Registry
+   schema.registry.ssl.truststore.location=/usr/app/secrets/producer.truststore.jks
+   schema.registry.ssl.truststore.password=producer-truststore-password
+   # Keystore configuration for client authentication with the Schema Registry
+   schema.registry.ssl.keystore.location=/usr/app/secrets/producer.keystore.jks
+   schema.registry.ssl.keystore.password=producer-password
+   schema.registry.ssl.key.password=producer-password
+   ```  
 
 In addition, the `schema-registry` service references the local [`secrets/schema-registry`](../compose-templates/secrets/schema-registry/) folder to retrieve its secrets:
 
diff --git a/examples/quickstart-ssl/README.md b/examples/quickstart-ssl/README.md
index b1ab8060..8993148c 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart-ssl/README.md
+++ b/examples/quickstart-ssl/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The [docker-compose.yml](docker-compose.yml) file has been revised to enable sup
     <param name="encryption.keystore.key.password">kafka-connector-password</param>
     ```
 - _producer_:
-  - New SSL endpoint (`broker:29094`).
+  - Parameter `--bootstrap-servers` set to the new SSL endpoint (`broker:29094`).
   - Provisioning of the `producer.properties` configuration file to enable SSL support:
     ```yaml
     # Enable SSL