​Administrator ​Guide

The Administrator Guide covers everything you need to know about managing your Kestra cluster.

• Check the Installation Guide for details on how to install Kestra to your preferred environment.
• Check the Configuration Reference for details on how to configure Kestra based your specific needs.

Software and Hardware Requirements

This page outlines the software and hardware requirements for running Kestra.

Alerting & Monitoring

This page provides best practices for setting up alerting and monitoring in your Kestra instance.

Troubleshooting

Something doesn't work as expected? Check out these common issues and fixes.

MITM Proxy for DinD

Configure Docker-in-Docker (DinD) to run behind a Proxy in a Kubernetes-based Kestra deployment.

High Availability

Kestra is designed for high availability and fault tolerance. This page explains how to configure your deployment to ensure continuous operation.

OpenTelemetry

Observability refers to understanding a system's internal state by analyzing its outputs. In software, this means examining telemetry data—such as traces, metrics, and logs—to gain insights into system behavior.

Prometheus Metrics

This page provides an overview of all available Prometheus metrics in Kestra.

Purge

Use purge tasks to remove old executions and logs, helping reduce storage usage.

Security Hardening

Security hardening options for Kestra.

Configure SSL for Kestra

Configure secure access to the Kestra UI via HTTPS.

Managing Upgrades

Kestra evolves quickly. This page explains how to upgrade your installation.

Usage

Configuration options for the usage report.

Backup & Restore

Back up and restore your Kestra instance.

Webserver URL

Configure the URL of your Kestra webserver.

Troubleshooting Basic Authentication

Troubleshoot issues with Basic Authentication.

MITM Proxy for Kestra

Configure outbound HTTP/S traffic through an MITM proxy in Kestra.