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+Configuring GraphDB
+===
+
+This document provides detailed instructions on how to configure GraphDB, 
+including setting properties, secret properties, and additional configurations. 
+
+It covers various methods to manage configuration options, such as using 
+ConfigMaps and Secrets, and highlights some good practices to ensure secure 
+and efficient setup. Additionally, it explains how to set Java arguments 
+and environment variables for GraphDB.
+
+All GraphDB configuration options can be found 
+[here](https://graphdb.ontotext.com/documentation/10.7/directories-and-config-properties.html#general-properties).
+
+## Properties
+
+This section is used to set GraphDB properties in the default ConfigMap for 
+graphdb.properties directly from the `values.yaml` file.
+The configurations, typically including non-sensitive information such as product settings, 
+will be merged with the properties in the default ConfigMap.
+
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  properties:
+    graphdb.workbench.importDirectory: "/opt/graphdb/home/graphdb-import"
+    graphdb.cluster.sync.timeoutS: 600
+    graphdb.workbench.maxConnections: 10
+```
+
+## Secret Properties
+
+This section is used to set default Secret properties directly from the `values.yaml` file.
+The configurations, typically including sensitive information such as secret tokens (eg. OpenAI API tokens), 
+will be merged with the properties in the default Secret.
+
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  secretProperties:
+    graphdb.connector.keystorePass: "xxxx"
+```
+
+**Warning: This method of configuring GraphDB is strongly discouraged, as it may 
+lead to secrets being exposed or stored insecurely!**
+
+## Extra Properties
+
+This section explains how to configure extra properties for GraphDB using
+an existing Kubernetes ConfigMap or an existing Secret. The resources mentioned in
+this section can be found in the [resources.yaml](./resources.yaml) file.
+
+The appropriate resources are used for each specific case.
+
+The chart expects these to contain a key, specified by `configmapKey` or
+`secretKey` for the Secret resource, with a default of graphdb.properties.
+The content of this key will be merged with the content of the default ConfigMap and Secret.
+
+### Using existing ConfigMap
+
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  extraProperties:
+    existingConfigmap: custom-graphdb-properties
+    # configmapKey: graphdb.properties   # Default key
+```
+
+### Using existing Secret
+
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  extraProperties:
+    existingSecret: custom-graphdb-secret-properties
+    secretKey: graphdb-secrets.properties
+```
+
+## Java Arguments
+
+This section explains how to set Java arguments for GraphDB using
+the `values.yaml` file. The `configuration.javaArguments` field allows you to specify 
+Java Virtual Machine (JVM) options, such as memory settings, to optimize 
+the performance and resource usage of the GraphDB instance.
+
+It also supports GraphDB properties in the form of `-Dproperty=value`
+
+```yaml
+configuration:
+  javaArguments: "-Xms4G -Xmx4G"
+```
+
+## Extra Environment Variables from a source
+
+This section explains how to configure GraphDB with environment variables
+using existing Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Secrets. This approach 
+ensures that additional configurations are injected alongside existing 
+ones without mixing different contexts. 
+
+The resources referenced in this section can be found in the [resources.yaml](./resources.yaml) file.
+
+```yaml
+extraEnvFrom:
+  - configMapRef:
+      name: "connector-properties"
+  - secretRef:
+      name: "connector-secret-properties"
+```
+
+## Extra Environment Variables
+
+This section demonstrates how environment variables can be directly set up in the Helm
+chart's `values.yaml` file, eliminating the need to configure them separately in a ConfigMap or Secret.
+
+```yaml
+extraEnv:
+  - name: "graphdb.workbench.importDirectory"
+    value: "/opt/graphdb/home/graphdb-import"
+```
+
+## Final words
+
+The most recommended way of configuration GraphDB is by using existing resources, especially for
+the sensitive information. In this cases `configuration.extraProperties` and `extraEnvFrom`
+are most suitable for this.
+
+For non-sensitive information any method of configuring GraphDB is viable.
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+# This YAML defines two ConfigMaps and two Secrets for a Kubernetes cluster.
+# - ConfigMap "custom-graphdb-properties" stores non-sensitive properties for GraphDB.
+# - Secret "custom-graphdb-secret-properties" stores sensitive properties for GraphDB, base64-encoded.
+# - ConfigMap "connector-properties" stores non-sensitive properties for a connector, including GPT model settings.
+# - Secret "connector-secret-properties" stores a sensitive token for the connector, base64-encoded.
+
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: custom-graphdb-properties
+data:
+  graphdb.properties: |-
+    graphdb.connector.port=7200
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: custom-graphdb-secret-properties
+data:
+  graphdb-secrets.properties: {{ "graphdb.connector.keystorePass: xxxx" | b64enc | quote }}
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: connector-properties
+data:
+  graphdb.connector.port: "7201"
+  graphdb.gpt.model: "gpt-3.5-turbo"
+  graphdb.gpt.timeout: "180"
+  graphdb.gpt.url: "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions"
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: connector-secret-properties
+data:
+  graphdb.gpt.token: {{ "<secret-token>" | b64enc | quote }}