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= Configuring Kafka

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Strimzi enables the deployment of Kafka components on Kubernetes through highly configurable custom resources. 
These resources leverage Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to extend Kubernetes capabilities, offering a flexible way to manage Kafka components. 
After a new custom resource type is added to your cluster by installing a CRD, you can create instances of the resource based on its specification. 
Many additional configuration options can be specified in a custom resource, some common and some specific to a particular component.

Use custom resources to configure the following components:

* Kafka clusters
* Node pools for Kafka clusters
* MirrorMaker source and target clusters
* Kafka Connect
* HTTP Bridge

Strimzi provides link:{BookURLDeploying}#config-examples-{context}[example configuration files^], which can serve as a starting point when building your own Kafka component configuration for deployment.

For detailed configuration instructions and examples, see the guide for link:{BookURLDeploying}[Deploying and Managing Strimzi^].
