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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: monitoring-basic-auth # This name must match `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret`
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }} # Use Helm template to get the current namespace
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  auth: jamjam:$apr1$ZEbs0LqW$qfwNJi5YdhN1OlJ4veSHY1
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