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+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1
+kind: ExternalSecret
+metadata:
+  name: sonarqube-monitoring-passcode
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+spec:
+  refreshInterval: 1h
+  secretStoreRef:
+    name: vault-backend
+    kind: ClusterSecretStore
+  target:
+    name: sonarqube-monitoring-passcode
+  data:
+    - secretKey: monitoringPasscode
+      remoteRef:
+        key: sonarqube-monitoringpasscode
+        property: monitoringPasscode