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= Example configuration and deployment files

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Use the example configuration and deployment files provided with Strimzi to deploy Kafka components with different configurations and monitor your deployment.
Example configuration files for custom resources contain important properties and values, which you can extend with additional supported configuration properties for your own deployment.

== Example files location

The example files are provided with the downloadable release artifacts from the {ReleaseDownload}.

ifdef::Downloading[]
You can also access the example files directly from the
link:https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/tree/{GithubVersion}/examples/[`examples` directory^].
endif::Downloading[]

You can download and apply the examples using the `kubectl` command-line tool.
The examples can serve as a starting point when building your own Kafka component configuration for deployment.

NOTE: If you installed Strimzi using the Operator, you can still download the example files and use them to upload configuration.

== Example files provided with Strimzi

The release artifacts include an `examples` directory that contains the configuration examples.

.Examples directory
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examples
├── user <1>
├── topic <2>
├── security <3>
│   ├── tls-auth
│   ├── scram-sha-512-auth
│   └── keycloak-authorization
├── mirror-maker <4>
├── metrics <5>
├── kafka <6>
├── cruise-control <7>
├── connect <8>
└── bridge <9>
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<1> `KafkaUser` custom resource configuration, which is managed by the User Operator.
<2> `KafkaTopic` custom resource configuration, which is managed by Topic Operator.
<3> Authentication and authorization configuration for Kafka components. Includes example configuration for TLS and SCRAM-SHA-512 authentication. The Keycloak example includes `Kafka` custom resource configuration and a Keycloak realm specification. You can use the example to try Keycloak authorization services.
<4> `Kafka` custom resource configuration for a deployment of Mirror Maker. Includes example configuration for replication policy and synchronization frequency.
<5> xref:assembly-metrics-config-files-{context}[Metrics configuration], including Prometheus installation and Grafana dashboard files.
<6> `Kafka` custom resource configuration for a deployment of Kafka. Includes example configuration for an ephemeral or persistent single or multi-node deployment.
<7> `Kafka` custom resource with a deployment configuration for Cruise Control. Includes `KafkaRebalance` custom resources to generate optimizations proposals from Cruise Control, with example configurations to use the default or user optimization goals.
<8> `KafkaConnect` and `KafkaConnector` custom resource configuration for a deployment of Kafka Connect. Includes example configuration for a single or multi-node deployment.
<9> `KafkaBridge` custom resource configuration for a deployment of Kafka Bridge.

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.Additional resources
* link:{BookURLUsing}#assembly-deployment-configuration-str[Configuring a Strimzi deployment^]
