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+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: ingress-miniooperator2miniopods
+# allow traffic from minio-operator NS to current NS across all ports
+spec:
+  ingress: 
+  - from:
+    - namespaceSelector:
+        matchLabels:
+          kubernetes.io/metadata.name: minio-operator
+
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      v1.min.io/tenant: {{ .Values.tenant.tenant.name }}
+  policyTypes:
+  - Ingress