:_mod-docs-content-type: CONCEPT

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= Using example configuration files

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Further enhance your deployment by incorporating additional supported configuration.
Example configuration files are included in the Strimzi xref:downloads-{context}[deployment files].
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You can also access the example files directly from the
link:https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/tree/{GithubVersion}/examples/[`examples` directory^].
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The example files include only the essential properties and values for custom resources by default. 
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.

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

.Example configuration files provided with Strimzi
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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 examples include a Keycloak realm specification and two `Kafka` custom resources with `type: custom` definitions for using OAuth 2.0 authentication and Keycloak authorization with or without metrics enabled.
<4> `KafkaMirrorMaker2` custom resource configurations for a deployment of MirrorMaker 2. 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` and `KafkaNodePool` custom resource configurations for a deployment of Kafka clusters that use KRaft mode. Includes example configuration for an ephemeral or persistent single or multi-node deployment.
<7> `Kafka` and `KafkaRebalance` configurations for deploying and using Cruise Control to manage clusters.
`Kafka` configuration examples enable auto-rebalancing on scaling events and set default optimization goals.
`KakaRebalance` configuration examples set proposal-specific optimization goals and generate optimization proposals in various supported modes.
<8> `KafkaConnect` and `KafkaConnector` custom resource configuration for a deployment of Kafka Connect. Includes example configurations for a single or multi-node deployment.
<9> `KafkaBridge` custom resource configuration for a deployment of HTTP Bridge.