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= Alternative standalone deployment options for {ProductName} Operators

When deploying a Kafka cluster using the Cluster Operator, you can also deploy the Topic Operator and User Operator.
Alternatively, you can perform a standalone deployment.

A standalone deployment means the Topic Operator and User Operator can operate with a Kafka cluster that is not managed by {ProductName}.

//Procedure for standalone deployment of Topic Operator
include::modules/proc-deploy-topic-operator-standalone.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
//Procedure for standalone deployment of User Operator
include::modules/proc-deploy-user-operator-standalone.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
