# Trying the new helm-less operator - where to set POMERIUM\_DEBUG and other config settings?

**URL:** <https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/trying-the-new-helm-less-operator-where-to-set-pomerium-debug-and-other-config-settings/237>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 10, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/trying-the-new-helm-less-operator-where-to-set-pomerium-debug-and-other-config-settings/237 "2023-02-10T02:36:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![dang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discuss.pomerium.com/dang/32/109_2.png) [@dang](https://discuss.pomerium.com/u/dang)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/trying-the-new-helm-less-operator-where-to-set-pomerium-debug-and-other-config-settings/237/1 "2023-02-10T02:36:16Z")

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I’m not new to pomerium but I took heed of the warning about not using the helm chart.

Now I’m a little lost - where do I set POMERIUM\_DEBUG=true when using the operator?

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**Author:** ![mkm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mkm](https://discuss.pomerium.com/u/mkm)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/trying-the-new-helm-less-operator-where-to-set-pomerium-debug-and-other-config-settings/237/2 "2023-04-05T00:41:01Z")

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Did you ever find an answer to this question? Trying to figure this out myself. Have tried env vars, args, config maps. Nothing seems to work.

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**Author:** ![denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@denis](https://discuss.pomerium.com/u/denis)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/trying-the-new-helm-less-operator-where-to-set-pomerium-debug-and-other-config-settings/237/3 "2023-04-07T03:11:52Z")

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> **[Installation | Pomerium](https://www.pomerium.com/docs/deploying/k8s/install)**
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> This article describes installation and customization of the Ingress Controller deployment.

> **[Global Configuration | Pomerium](https://www.pomerium.com/docs/deploying/k8s/configure)**
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> This article describes global configuration options.

> **[Ingress Configuration | Pomerium](https://www.pomerium.com/docs/deploying/k8s/ingress)**
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> If you've tested Pomerium using the all-in-one binary, you're probably familiar with configuring routes in Pomerium's config.yaml. When using the Pomerium Ingress Controller, each route is defined as an Ingress resource in the Kubernetes API.

> **[Kubernetes Deployment Reference | Pomerium](https://www.pomerium.com/docs/deploying/k8s/reference)**
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> Reference for Pomerium settings in Kubernetes deployments.

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**Author:** ![denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@denis](https://discuss.pomerium.com/u/denis)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/trying-the-new-helm-less-operator-where-to-set-pomerium-debug-and-other-config-settings/237/4 "2023-04-26T03:00:47Z")

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in case you really need to set those flags, see [debug: add some additional runtime flags by wasaga · Pull Request #602 · pomerium/ingress-controller · GitHub](https://github.com/pomerium/ingress-controller/pull/602)

will be available in v0.22