# Azure HDInsight

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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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{% step %}
**Find your Kafka endpoints**

In our Azure Portal, go to **Dashboards->Amba**r**i** home. Go to **Kafka->Configs->Kafka Broker->Kafka Broker hosts**
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**Optionally find your Zookeeper endpoints**

Optionally get the Zookeeper endpoints: Go to **Zookeeper->Configs->Zookeeper Server->Zookeeper Server hosts**.
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**Configure Provisioning**

See [Apache Kafka](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/kafka/apache-kafka) for different configurations for your security protocols.

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Environment variables are supported; escape the dollar sign

```yaml
sslKeystorePassword:
  value: "\${ENV_VAR_NAME}"
```

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```yaml
kafka:
- name: kafka
  version: 1
  tags: [my-tag]
  configuration:
    kafkaBootstrapServers:
      value:
        - PLAINTEXT://your.kafka.broker.0:9092
        - PLAINTEXT://your.kafka.broker.1:9092
    protocol: 
      value: PLAINTEXT
    # all metrics properties are optional
    metricsPort: 
      value: 9581
    metricsType: 
      value: JMX
    metricsSsl: 
      value: false
```

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