# IBM Event Streams

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IBM Event Streams requires a replication factor of 3. Ensure you set the replication factor accordingly for Lenses internal topics.

See [Configuration](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/deployment/configuration/configuration-reference#lenses-internal-kafka-topics).
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
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 bootstrap endpoints**

From the IBM Cloud console, locate your **bootstrap\_endpoints`,`** for the service credentials you want to connect with.
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{% step %}
**Configure Provisioning**

Set the following in the **provisioning.yaml:**

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Use "**token**" as the username in the Jaas Config. Set the password as your API KEY from IBM Event streams

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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<pre class="language-yaml" data-title="provisioning.yaml"><code class="lang-yaml">kafka:
- name: kafka
  version: 1
  tags: ['my-tag']
  configuration:
    kafkaBootstrapServers:
      value:
        - SASL_SSL://[YOUR_BOOTSTRAP_ENDPOINTS]
    protocol: 
      value: SASL_SSL
    saslMechanism: 
      value: PLAIN
    saslJaasConfig:
      value: |
<strong>        org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required 
</strong>        username="token" 
        password="[YOUR_API_KEY]";
</code></pre>

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{% endstepper %}


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