diff --git a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/README.md b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/README.md
index 172233e1b..d90f8d159 100644
--- a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/README.md
+++ b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,105 @@
 # Strimzi kafka operator
 
-## operational tips
+## Setting up the strimzi kafka operator
 
-- Many configuration changes requires a rolling restart, and
-  during a rolling restart the controller that is elected the controller MUST be rolled last.
-- Between each roll, the cluster must be fully in-sync to satisfy min.in-sync.replicas.
-- Every kafka broker (pod) must be directly reachable by clients.
+### Configuration
+
+The current ready-to-go configuration provided in the [values file](./values.yaml) is the default configuration required
+to run kafka with tls enabled.
+
+more configuration examples can be found in the [examples folder](./examples/)
+
+### Install
+
+- To install the kafka-operator locally in a cluster(f.ex minikube) go to the chart directory `argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator` and run the below command
+
+```bash
+helm install kafka-operator . -n default
+```
+
+- Once deployed ensure that all the CRDs (kafka, kafkaUser, kafkaTopic) and ingress(if enabled) are created
+- After all the pods are created as shown below
+
+![alt text](./images/image.png)
+
+- Verify that the secrets which contain all the necessary certificates including kafka user certificate are created as shown below
+
+![alt text](./images/image1.png)
+
+## Using confluent kafka go
+
+- These steps are for the config provided in the [default values file](./values.yaml).
+- If golang service is running outside the cluster, ensure that the `listener` is not of type `internal` in the config.
+- Repository - https://github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go/
+
+### Producer config -
+
+#### TLS authentication -
+
+```go
+p, err := kafka.NewProducer(&kafka.ConfigMap{
+        "bootstrap.servers":                     "192.168.49.2:30486",
+        "security.protocol":                     "SSL",
+        "ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm": "none",
+        "ssl.ca.location":                       "/home/ananth/Desktop/kafka-local/ca/cluster.crt",
+        "ssl.certificate.location":              "/home/ananth/Desktop/kafka-local/ca/user.crt",
+        "ssl.key.location":                      "/home/ananth/Desktop/kafka-local/ca/user.key",
+    })
+```
+
+- `ssl.ca.location` - `cluster.crt` certificate can be found in the secret `strimzi-kafka-cluster-ca-cert` (required)
+- `ssl.certificate.location` - client certificate stored in secret created for `KafkaUser` (required)
+- `ssl.key.location` - client's private key stored in secret created for `KafkaUser` (required)
+- `"ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm": "none"` - for more info - https://github.com/confluentinc/librdkafka/issues/4349#issuecomment-1640196425 (required)
+- `security.protocol` - `SSL` (required)
+- `bootstrap.servers` - `<internal/external IP>:<port>` (required)
+
+#### SCRAM-SHA-512 authentication -
+
+```go
+p, err := kafka.NewProducer(&kafka.ConfigMap{
+        "bootstrap.servers": "192.168.49.2:30263",
+        "sasl.mechanisms":   "SCRAM-SHA-512",
+        "security.protocol": "SASL_PLAINTEXT",
+        "sasl.username": "my-user",
+        "sasl.password": "UkPeaYQDJSnj1kLKVd96kXh9C60Mf6Uo",
+    })
+```
+
+- `sasl.password` - password found in the secret created for `KafkaUser` (required)
+- `sasl.username` - username of the `KafkaUser` (required)
+- `sasl.mechanisms` - `SCRAM-SHA-512` (required)
+- `security.protocol` - `SASL_PLAINTEXT` (required)
+
+### Consumer config -
+
+#### TLS authentication -
+
+```go
+c, err := kafka.NewConsumer(&kafka.ConfigMap{
+        "bootstrap.servers":                     "192.168.49.2:30486",
+        "group.id":                              "my-consumer-group",
+        "auto.offset.reset":                     "earliest",
+        "security.protocol":                     "SSL",
+        "ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm": "none",
+        "ssl.ca.location":                       "/home/ananth/Desktop/kafka-local/ca/cluster.crt",
+        "ssl.certificate.location":              "/home/ananth/Desktop/kafka-local/ca/user.crt",
+        "ssl.key.location":                      "/home/ananth/Desktop/kafka-local/ca/user.key",
+    })
+```
+
+#### SCRAM-SHA-512 authentication -
+
+```go
+c, err := kafka.NewConsumer(&kafka.ConfigMap{
+        "bootstrap.servers":                     "192.168.49.2:30486",
+        "group.id":                              "my-consumer-group",
+        "auto.offset.reset":                     "earliest",
+        "sasl.mechanisms":   "SCRAM-SHA-512",
+        "security.protocol": "SASL_PLAINTEXT",
+        "sasl.username": "my-user",
+        "sasl.password": "UkPeaYQDJSnj1kLKVd96kXh9C60Mf6Uo",
+    })
+```
+
+*NOTE* - Ensure that the `KafkaUser` has the required permissions for the resource group `my-consumer-group`.
diff --git a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/examples/kafka-nginx-ingress-listener-values.yaml b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/examples/kafka-nginx-ingress-listener-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01f1ec31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/examples/kafka-nginx-ingress-listener-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+kafka:
+  - name: strimzi-kafka
+    kafka:
+      replicas: 1
+      authorization:
+        type: simple
+      listeners:
+        - name: ingress
+          port: 9094
+          type: ingress
+          tls: true
+          authentication:
+            type: tls
+          configuration:
+            bootstrap:
+              host: localhost
+              annotations:
+                kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+            brokers:
+            - id: 0
+              host: kafka-0
+              annotations:
+                kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+            - id: 1
+              host: kafka-1
+              annotations:
+                kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+            - id: 2
+              host: kafka-2
+              annotations:
+                kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+            class: nginx
+      storage:
+        type: jbod
+        volumes:
+        - id: 0
+          class: rook-ceph-block
+          type: persistent-claim
+          size: 1Gi
+          deleteClaim: false
+      config:
+        offsets.topic.replication.factor: 1
+        transaction.state.log.replication.factor: 1
+        transaction.state.log.min.isr: 1
+        default.replication.factor: 1
+        min.insync.replicas: 1
+    zookeeper:
+      replicas: 3
+      storage:
+        type: persistent-claim
+        class: rook-ceph-block
+        size: 1Gi
+        deleteClaim: false
diff --git a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/examples/kafka-scram-sha-512-authentication-values.yaml b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/examples/kafka-scram-sha-512-authentication-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..227a5fbd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/examples/kafka-scram-sha-512-authentication-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+kafka:
+  - name: strimzi-kafka
+    kafka:
+      replicas: 1
+      authorization:
+        type: simple
+      listeners:
+        - name: internal
+          port: 9094
+          type: internal
+          tls: false
+          authentication:
+            type: scram-sha-512
+      storage:
+        type: jbod
+        volumes:
+        - id: 0
+          class: rook-ceph-block
+          type: persistent-claim
+          size: 1Gi
+          deleteClaim: false
+      config:
+        offsets.topic.replication.factor: 1
+        transaction.state.log.replication.factor: 1
+        transaction.state.log.min.isr: 1
+        default.replication.factor: 1
+        min.insync.replicas: 1
+    zookeeper:
+      replicas: 3
+      storage:
+        type: persistent-claim
+        class: rook-ceph-block
+        size: 1Gi
+        deleteClaim: false
+
+kafkaTopics:
+  - topicName: my-topic
+    cluster: strimzi-kafka
+    partitions: 3
+    replicas: 1
+
+kafkaUser:
+  - name: my-user
+    cluster: strimzi-kafka
+    authentication:
+      type: scram-sha-512
+    authorization:
+      type: simple
+      acls:
+        - type: allow
+          resource:
+            type: topic
+            name: my-topic
+            patternType: literal
+          host: "*"
+          operations:
+            - Read
+            - Write
+        - type: allow
+          resource:
+            type: group
+            name: my-group
+            patternType: literal
+          host: "*"
+          operations:
+            - Read
+
+ingress:
+  enable: false
+  name: kafka
+  rules:
+    - host: localhost
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: strimzi-kafka-kafka-internal-bootstrap
+                port:
+                  number: 9094
+  tls:
+    enable: false
+    config:
+      - hosts:
+        - localhost
+        secretName: local-host-tls
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diff --git a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/ingress.yaml b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b5922f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{{- if.Values.ingress.enable }}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Values.ingress.name }}
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- range $key, $value := .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+    {{ $key }}: {{ $value }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.class }}
+  rules:
+  {{- range .Values.ingress.rules}}
+  - host: {{ .host }}
+    {{- if .http }}
+    http:
+      paths:
+      {{- range .http.paths }}
+      - path: {{ .path }}
+        pathType: {{ .pathType }}
+        backend:
+          service:
+            name: {{ .backend.service.name }} 
+            port:
+              number: {{ .backend.service.port.number }}
+      {{- end }}
+    {{- end}}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.tls.enable }}
+  tls:
+  {{- range .Values.ingress.tls.config }}
+  - hosts:
+    {{- range .hosts }}
+    - {{ . }}
+    {{- end }}
+    secretName: {{ .secretName }}
+  {{- end}}
+  {{- end }}              
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafka.yaml b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafka.yaml
index b62464a3e..cabcb4cf9 100644
--- a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafka.yaml
+++ b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafka.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   kafka:
     replicas: {{ .kafka.replicas }}
+    {{- if .kafka.authorization }}
     authorization:
       type: {{ .kafka.authorization.type }}
+    {{- end}}
     listeners:
     {{- range .kafka.listeners }}
       - name: {{ .name }}
@@ -19,13 +21,38 @@ spec:
         authentication:
           type: {{ .authentication.type | default "tls" }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .configuration }}
+        configuration:
+            bootstrap:
+              host: {{ .configuration.bootstrap.host }}
+              {{- if .configuration.bootstrap.annotations }}
+              annotations:
+                {{- range $key, $value := .configuration.bootstrap.annotations }}
+                {{ $key }}: {{ $value }}
+                {{- end }}
+              {{- end}}
+            brokers:
+            {{- range .configuration.brokers }}
+            - broker: {{ .id }}
+              host: {{ .host }}
+              {{- if .annotations }}
+              annotations:
+                {{- range $key, $value := .annotations }}
+                {{ $key }}: {{ $value }}
+                {{- end }}
+              {{- end}}
+            {{- end}}
+            class: {{ .configuration.class }}
+        {{- end}}
     {{- end }}
     storage:
       type: {{ .kafka.storage.type }}
-      class: {{ .kafka.storage.type | default "rook-ceph-block" }}
+      {{- if .kafka.storage.class }}
+      class: {{ .kafka.storage.class}}
+      {{- end}}
+      {{- if .kafka.storage.size}}
       size: {{ .kafka.storage.size }}
-      
-      # volumes is to be set if the above storage type is jbod
+      {{- end}}
       {{- if eq .kafka.storage.type "jbod" }}
       volumes:
         {{- range .kafka.storage.volumes }}
diff --git a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafkaUser.yaml b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafkaUser.yaml
index c70141068..b7caa59a6 100644
--- a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafkaUser.yaml
+++ b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/templates/kafkaUser.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ spec:
       - type: {{ .type }}
         resource:
           type: {{ .resource.type }}
-          # resource of type cluster does not support name and patternType 
         {{- if ne .resource.type "cluster" }}
           name: {{ .resource.name }}
           patternType: {{ .resource.patternType }}
diff --git a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/values.yaml b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/values.yaml
index dafa1b4f4..535d6d04c 100644
--- a/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/argocd-helm-charts/strimzi-kafka-operator/values.yaml
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ kafka:
       authorization:
         type: simple
       listeners:
-        - name: external
+        - name: internal
           port: 9094
-          type: nodeport
+          type: internal
           tls: true
           authentication:
             type: tls
+
       storage:
         type: jbod
+        # volumes is to be set if the above storage type is jbod
         volumes:
         - id: 0
           class: rook-ceph-block
@@ -50,8 +52,40 @@ kafkaUser:
         - type: allow
           resource:
             type: topic
+            # resource of type cluster does not support name and patternType
             name: my-topic
             patternType: literal
           host: "*"
           operations:
             - Read
+            - Write
+        - type: allow
+          resource:
+            type: group
+            name: my-consumer-group
+            patternType: literal
+          host: "*"
+          operations:
+            - Read
+
+ingress:
+  enable: false
+  class: nginx
+  name: kafka
+  rules:
+    - host: localhost
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: strimzi-kafka-kafka-internal-bootstrap # name of the bootstrap services <cluster_name>-kafka-<listener_name>-bootstrap
+                port:
+                  number: 9094
+  tls:
+    enable: false
+    config:
+      - hosts:
+        - localhost
+        secretName: local-host-tls