// This assembly is included in the following assemblies:
//
// assembly-operators.adoc

[id='assembly-user-operator-{context}']
= User Operator

The User Operator manages Kafka users through custom resources.

The User Operator is deployed:

* link:{BookURLDeploying}#deploying-the-user-operator-using-the-cluster-operator-{context}[Using the Cluster Operator (recommended)^]
* link:{BookURLDeploying}#deploying-the-user-operator-standalone-{context}[Standalone to operate with Kafka clusters not managed by {ProductName}^]

:parent-context-deploying-uo: {context}
:context: deploying-uo

include::../modules/overview/con-overview-components-user-operator.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../modules/con-user-operator-cluster-label.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../modules/proc-user-operator-with-resource-requests-limits.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

:context: {parent-context-deploying-uo}
