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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: high-command-poller-secrets
+  namespace: high-command
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  # PostgreSQL database connection string
+  # Format: postgresql://username:password@host:port/database
+  database-url: "postgresql://highcommand:CHANGE_ME_TO_SECURE_PASSWORD@high-command-postgres-rw.high-command.svc.cluster.local:5432/highcommand"
+  
+  # Hell Divers 2 API configuration
+  helldivers-api-base: "https://api.helldivers2.dev/api/v1"
+  helldivers-api-client-name: "High Command"
+  helldivers-api-contact: "your-email@example.com"
+  
+  # Poller configuration
+  scrape-interval: "300"
+---
+# Example: Create this secret using kubectl:
+#
+# kubectl create secret generic high-command-poller-secrets \
+#   --from-literal=database-url='postgresql://highcommand:password@high-command-postgres-rw.high-command.svc.cluster.local:5432/highcommand' \
+#   --from-literal=helldivers-api-base='https://api.helldivers2.dev/api/v1' \
+#   --from-literal=helldivers-api-client-name='High Command' \
+#   --from-literal=helldivers-api-contact='your-email@example.com' \
+#   --from-literal=scrape-interval='300' \
+#   -n high-command
+#
+# Or generate from a file:
+# kubectl create secret generic high-command-poller-secrets \
+#   --from-env-file=/path/to/poller.env \
+#   -n high-command