diff --git a/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/configmap.yaml
index e5511954..2fab539b 100644
--- a/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -25,49 +25,10 @@ data:
   conf.yaml: |-
     {{- with .Values.config.conf }}
     conf:
-      listen:
-        host: {{ .listen.host }}
-        port: {{ .listen.port }}
-      {{- with .etcd }}
-      etcd:
-        prefix: {{ .prefix | quote }}
-        endpoints:
-          {{- range .endpoints }}
-          - {{ . }}
-          {{- end }}
-        {{- if .username }}
-        username: {{ .username }}
-        {{- end }}
-        {{- if .password }}
-        password: {{ .password }}
-        {{- end }}
-        {{- if .mtls }}
-        mtls:
-          {{- toYaml .mtls | nindent 10 }}
-        {{- end }}
-      {{- end }}
-      {{- with .log }}
-      log:
-        error_log:
-          level: {{ .errorLog.level }}
-          file_path: {{ .errorLog.filePath }}
-        access_log:
-          file_path: {{ .accessLog.filePath }}
-      {{- end }}
+    {{- . | toYaml | nindent 6 }}
     {{- end }}
+
     {{- with .Values.config.authentication }}
     authentication:
-      secret: {{ .secret }}
-      expire_time: {{ .expireTime }}
-      users:
-        {{- range .users }}
-        - username: {{ .username }}
-          password: {{ .password }}
-        {{- end }}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Values.config.conf.plugins }}
-    plugins:
-      {{- range . }}
-      - {{ . }}
-      {{- end }}
+    {{- . | toYaml | nindent 6 }}
     {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml
index 3689d84e..0f5af9d8 100644
--- a/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/apisix-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -53,12 +53,42 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "apisix-dashboard.serviceAccountName" . }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      {{/* Merge config and secret only when the user needs it */}}
+      {{- if and .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.name .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.key }}
+      initContainers:
+        - name: config-builder
+          image: mikefarah/yq
+          command: [ "/bin/sh" ]
+          args:
+            - -c
+            - |
+              yq '. *= load("/tmp/conf.yaml")' {{ printf "/tmp/%s" .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.key }} > /usr/local/apisix-dashboard/alternative-conf/conf.yaml
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /tmp/conf.yaml
+              name: apisix-dashboard-config
+              subPath: conf.yaml
+            - mountPath: {{ printf "/tmp/%s" .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.key | quote }}
+              name: apisix-dashboard-credentials
+              subPath: {{ .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.key | quote }}
+            - mountPath: /usr/local/apisix-dashboard/alternative-conf/
+              name: config-data
+
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          command:
+            - /usr/local/apisix-dashboard/manager-api
+
+          {{/* Use alternative config file when configuration merge is performed*/}}
+          {{- if and .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.name .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.key }}
+          args:
+            - --config
+            - /usr/local/apisix-dashboard/alternative-conf/conf.yaml
+          {{- end }}
           ports:
             - name: http
               containerPort: {{ .Values.config.conf.listen.port }}
@@ -86,6 +116,11 @@ spec:
             - mountPath: /etc/etcd
               name: etcd-config
           {{- end}}
+          {{/* Config merge is performed so load the config into another directory */}}
+          {{- if and .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.name .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.key }}
+            - mountPath: /usr/local/apisix-dashboard/alternative-conf/
+              name: config-data
+          {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - configMap:
             name: {{ include "apisix-dashboard.fullname" . }}
@@ -100,6 +135,14 @@ spec:
             secretName: {{ .Values.config.conf.etcd.mtlsExistingSecret }}
           name: etcd-config
       {{- end}}
+      {{/* Config merge is performed so TODO */}}
+      {{- if and .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.name .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.key }}
+        - name: apisix-dashboard-credentials
+          secret:
+            secretName: {{ .Values.config.mergedConfigSecret.name }}
+        - name: config-data
+          emptyDir: {}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/apisix-dashboard/values.yaml b/charts/apisix-dashboard/values.yaml
index 2f0d89b2..76e1786f 100644
--- a/charts/apisix-dashboard/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/apisix-dashboard/values.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,19 @@ securityContext: {}
   # runAsUser: 1000
 
 config:
+  # -- Describe an existing Kubernetes Secret with config params to be merged with the main config section
+  # Useful to provide fields which contain credentials that should be secret
+  # Syntax is the same as fields: config.conf and config.authentication.
+  # For example, the key 'conf.authentication.credentials.yaml' inside Secret 'apisix-dashboard'
+  # could contain the following syntax:
+  # authentication:
+  #   users:
+  #     - username: admin
+  #       password: password
+  mergedConfigSecret: {}
+  #name: "apisix-dashboard"
+  #key: "conf.authentication.credentials.yaml"
+
   schema:
     # -- Overrides APISIX Dashboard schema.json
     # by mounting configMap containing schema.json
@@ -97,7 +110,7 @@ config:
       password: ~
 
       # -- Specifies a secret to be mounted on /etc/etcd for mtls usage
-      mtlsExistingSecret: ""
+      mtls_existing_secret: ""
 
       # MTLS configuration used for external etcd instances
       mtls:
@@ -108,20 +121,20 @@ config:
     log:
       # -- Error log level.
       # Supports levels, lower to higher: debug, info, warn, error, panic, fatal
-      errorLog:
+      error_log:
         level: warn
         # -- Access log path
-        filePath: /dev/stderr
-      accessLog:
+        file_path: /dev/stderr
+      access_log:
         # -- Error log path
-        filePath: /dev/stdout
+        file_ath: /dev/stdout
     # -- Overrides plugins in the APISIX Dashboard conf
     plugins: []
   authentication:
     # -- Secret for jwt token generation
     secret: secret
     # -- JWT token expire time, in second
-    expireTime: 3600
+    expire_time: 3600
     # -- Specifies username and password for login manager api.
     users:
       - username: admin