Customize ActiveGate for Kubernetes

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As part of getting started with Kubernetes platform monitoring or running ActiveGate in Kubernetes in general, you can add a custom properties file to configure your ActiveGate. This file lets you specify ActiveGate configuration settings. You can add it by providing it as a value or by referencing it from a secret.

Add the custom properties file as a value

To add the custom properties file as a value, see the example below.

customProperties:
    value: |
      [kubernetes_monitoring]
      ...

Reference the custom properties file from a secret

Create a secret with the following content.

The secret must be in the same namespace as the Dynatrace Operator (for example,dynatrace).

The content of the secret has to be base64 encoded in order to work.
```
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: <customproperties-secret>
  namespace: dynatrace
data:
  customProperties: <base64 encoded properties>
```

Add the secret to the custom properties.

customProperties:
    valueFrom: <customproperties-secret>