diff --git a/examples/create-by-resource/fromcrd.json b/examples/create-by-resource/fromcrd.json
index 5ba375ea68..cb996c2849 100644
--- a/examples/create-by-resource/fromcrd.json
+++ b/examples/create-by-resource/fromcrd.json
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
             "deployment-name": "fromcrd",
             "name": "fromcrd",
             "pg-cluster": "fromcrd",
-            "pgo-backrest": "false",
-	"pgo-version": "4.0.1",
+            "pgo-backrest": "true",
+            "pgo-version": "4.0.1",
             "primary": "true"
         },
         "name": "fromcrd",
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
             "archive-timeout": "60",
             "crunchy-pgbadger": "false",
             "crunchy_collect": "false",
-            "pgo-backrest": "false",
-	"pgo-version": "4.0.1"
+            "pgo-backrest": "true",
+            "pgo-version": "4.0.1"
         },
         "usersecretname": "fromcrd-testuser-secret"
     }
diff --git a/examples/create-by-resource/run.sh b/examples/create-by-resource/run.sh
index f2178b965c..7eb446873e 100755
--- a/examples/create-by-resource/run.sh
+++ b/examples/create-by-resource/run.sh
@@ -13,24 +13,77 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+##########
+# SETUP #
+#########
+
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 # A namespace that exists in NAMESPACE env var - see examples/envs.sh
 export NS=pgouser1
 
+###########
+# CLEANUP #
+##########
+
 # remove any existing resources from a previous run
 $PGO_CMD delete secret -n $NS \
-	fromcrd-postgresuser-secret \
+	fromcrd-postgres-secret \
 	fromcrd-primaryuser-secret \
-	fromcrd-testuser-secret	> /dev/null
+	fromcrd-testuser-secret \
+	fromcrd-backrest-repo-config > /dev/null
 $PGO_CMD delete pgcluster fromcrd -n $NS
-$PGO_CMD delete pvc fromcrd -n $NS
+$PGO_CMD delete pvc fromcrd fromcrd-pgbr-repo  -n $NS
+# remove the public/private keypair from the previous run
+rm $DIR/fromcrd-key $DIR/fromcrd-key.pub
+
+###############
+# EXAMPLE RUN #
+###############
+
+# generate a SSH public/private keypair for use by pgBackRest
+ssh-keygen -N '' -f $DIR/fromcrd-key
+
+# base64 encoded the keys for the generation of the Kube secret, and place
+# them into variables temporarily
+PUBLIC_KEY_TEMP=$(cat $DIR/fromcrd-key.pub | base64)
+PRIVATE_KEY_TEMP=$(cat $DIR/fromcrd-key | base64)
+
+export PUBLIC_KEY="${PUBLIC_KEY_TEMP//[$'\n']}"
+export PRIVATE_KEY="${PRIVATE_KEY_TEMP//[$'\n']}"
+
+unset PUBLIC_KEY_TEMP
+unset PRIVATE_KEY_TEMP
+
+# create the backrest-repo-config example file and substitute in the newly
+# created keys
+cat <<-EOF > $DIR/backrest-repo-config.yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+data:
+  authorized_keys: ${PUBLIC_KEY}
+  id_rsa: ${PRIVATE_KEY}
+  ssh_host_rsa_key: ${PRIVATE_KEY}
+  config: SG9zdCAqCglTdHJpY3RIb3N0S2V5Q2hlY2tpbmcgbm8KCUlkZW50aXR5RmlsZSAvdG1wL2lkX3JzYQoJUG9ydCAyMDIyCglVc2VyIHBnYmFja3Jlc3QK
+  sshd_config: 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+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    pg-cluster: fromcrd
+    pgo-backrest-repo: "true"
+  name: fromcrd-backrest-repo-config
+  namespace: pgouser1
+type: Opaque
+EOF
+
+# unset the *_KEY environmental variables
+unset PUBLIC_KEY
+unset PRIVATE_KEY
 
 # create the required postgres credentials for the fromcrd cluster
 $PGO_CMD -n $NS create -f $DIR/postgres-secret.yaml
 $PGO_CMD -n $NS create -f $DIR/primaryuser-secret.yaml
 $PGO_CMD -n $NS create -f $DIR/testuser-secret.yaml
+$PGO_CMD -n $NS create -f $DIR/backrest-repo-config.yaml
 
 # create the pgcluster CRD for the fromcrd cluster
 $PGO_CMD -n $NS create -f $DIR/fromcrd.json
-