# Aiven

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Only one Kafka connection is allowed.

The name must be kafka.

See [JSON schema](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/deployment/configuration/overview#json-schema-support) for support.

Environment variables are supported; escape the dollar sign

```yaml
sslKeystorePassword:
  # In case environment variable has single or double quotes escape it with 
  ## "\${ENV_VAR_NAME}
  value: "${ENV_VAR_NAME}"
```

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{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**Find your Service URI**

From the Aiven, locate your **Service URI** and set it as the bootstrap servers.
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**Configure Provisioning**

Set the following in the **provisioning.yaml**, replacing Service URI, username and password from your Aiven account.

{% code title="provisioning.yaml" %}

```yaml
kafka:
- name: kafka
  version: 1
  tags: ['my-tag']
  configuration:
    kafkaBootstrapServers:
      value:
        - SASL_SSL://[Service URI]
    protocol: 
      value: SASL_SSL
    saslMechanism: 
      value: SCRAM-SHA-256
    saslJaasConfig: 
      value: |
        org.apache.kafka.common.security.scram.ScramLoginModule required
        username="[your-username]"
        password="[your-password]";    
```

{% endcode %}
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}


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