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+= Environment variables
+
+This operator accepts the following environment variables:
+
+== KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_DOMAIN
+
+*Default value*: cluster.local
+
+*Required*: false
+
+*Multiple values*: false
+
+This instructs the operator, which value it should use for the Kubernetes `clusterDomain` setting.
+Make sure to keep this in sync with whatever setting your cluster uses.
+Please see the documentation xref:guides:kubernetes-cluster-domain.adoc[on configuring the Kubernetes cluster domain] for more information on this feature.
+
+[source]
+----
+export KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_DOMAIN=mycluster.local
+cargo run -- run
+----
+
+or via docker:
+
+[source]
+----
+docker run \
+--name commons-operator \
+--network host \
+--env KUBECONFIG=/home/stackable/.kube/config \
+--env KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_DOMAIN=mycluster.local \
+--mount type=bind,source="$HOME/.kube/config",target="/home/stackable/.kube/config" \
+docker.stackable.tech/stackable/commons-operator:0.0.0-dev
+----
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 Consult the reference documentation section to find exhaustive information on:
 
 * Descriptions and default values of all properties in the CRDs used by this operator in the xref:reference/crds.adoc[].
+* The xref:reference/environment-variables.adoc[] accepted by the operator.
 
-== Command line parameters and environment variables
+== Command line parameters
 
-At the moment this operator accepts no command line parameters and does not read any environment variables.
+At the moment this operator accepts no command line parameters.