Provides an Override to the WATCH_NAMESPACE env variable.

In case the Jenkins instance is disabled, this commit allows us to pick a different namespace for the deployment by configuring the operator object instead of the jenkins object.
jenkinsci · Oct 27, 2023 · 6da412f · 6da412f
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diff --git a/chart/jenkins-operator/templates/operator.yaml b/chart/jenkins-operator/templates/operator.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ spec:
             - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
               {{- if .Values.jenkins.enabled }}
               value: {{ .Values.jenkins.namespace }}
+              {{- else if .Values.operator.watchNamespace }}
+              value: {{ .Values.operator.watchNamespace }}
               {{- else }}
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:

diff --git a/website/content/en/docs/Getting Started/latest/installing-the-operator.md b/website/content/en/docs/Getting Started/latest/installing-the-operator.md
@@ -127,11 +127,13 @@ Name of resource. The pod name will be <code>jenkins-&lt;name&gt;</code> (name w
 <code>namespace</code>
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-default
+""
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-Namespace the resources will be deployed to. It's not recommended to use default namespace.
-Create new namespace for jenkins (e.g. <code>kubectl create -n jenkins</code>)
+Namespace the resources will be deployed to. If omitted, the resources will be deployed to the same namespace as the operator.
+It's not recommended to use default namespace. Create new namespace for jenkins (e.g. <code>kubectl create -n jenkins</code>).
+
+<b>Note:</b> If the Jenkins instance is disabled, this propery will be ignored. Use the `operator.watchNamespace` property instead.
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