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# Kafka Connect

## Simple configuration, with JMX metrics <a href="#simple-configuration-with-jmx-metrics" id="simple-configuration-with-jmx-metrics"></a>

The URLs (workers) should always have **a scheme** defined (http\:// or https\://).

This example uses an optional AES-256 key. The key decodes values encoded with AES-256 to enable passing encrypted values to connectors. It is only needed if your cluster uses AES-256 Decryption plugin.

```yaml
kafkaConnect:
  - name: my-connect-cluster-name
    version: 1    
    tags: ["tag1"]
    configuration:
      workers:
        value:
          - http://my-kc.worker1:8083
          - http://my-kc.worker2:8083    
```

## Basic authentication <a href="#basic-authentication" id="basic-authentication"></a>

For Basic Authentication, define `username` and `password` properties.

```yaml
kafkaConnect:
  - name: my-connect-cluster-name
    tags: ["tag1"]
    version: 1      
    configuration:
      workers:
        value:
          - http://my-kc.worker1:8083
          - http://my-kc.worker2:8083    
      username: 
        value: my-username
      password: 
        value: my-password
```

## TLS with custom truststore <a href="#tls-with-custom-truststore" id="tls-with-custom-truststore"></a>

A custom truststore is needed when the Kafka Connect workers are served over TLS (encryption-in-transit) and their certificates are not signed by a trusted CA.

```yaml
kafkaConnect:
  - name: my-connect-cluster-name
    tags: ["tag1"]
    version: 1      
    configuration:
      workers:
        value:
          - http://my-kc.worker1:8083
          - http://my-kc.worker2:8083    
      sslTruststore:
        file: /path/to/my/truststore.jks
      sslTruststorePassword: 
        value: myPassword
```

## TLS with client authentication <a href="#tls-with-client-authentication" id="tls-with-client-authentication"></a>

A custom truststore might be necessary too (see above).

```yaml
kafkaConnect:
  name: my-connect-cluster-name
  tags: ["tag1"]
  version: 1    
  configuration:
    workers:
      value:
        - http://my-kc.worker1:8083
        - http://my-kc.worker2:8083    
   sslKeystore:
      file: /path/to/my/keystore.jks
    sslKeystorePassword: 
      value: myPassword
```


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