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+apiVersion: feast.dev/v1alpha1
+kind: FeatureStore
+metadata:
+  name: example
+  namespace: test
+spec:
+  feastProject: my_project
+  services:
+    onlineStore:
+      persistence:
+        store:
+          type: postgres
+          secretRef:
+            name: my-secret
+          secretKeyName: mykey   # optional