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Tasks Configuration​Tasks ​Configuration

This section eplains various configuration options for tasks in Kestra.

Task Defaults

kestra.tasks.defaults

You can provide task defaults that will be applied to each task on your cluster if a property is not defined on flows or tasks. Task defaults allow ensuring a property is defined at a default value for these tasks.

yaml
kestra:
  tasks:
    defaults:
    - type: io.kestra.core.tasks.log.Log
      values:
        level: ERROR

Forced task defaults ensure a property is set cluster-wise for a task, and no task can override it. Forced task defaults can be handy to enforce security concerns, for example, by enforcing Shell tasks to run as Docker containers.

yaml
kestra:
  tasks:
    defaults:
      - type: io.kestra.plugin.scripts.shell.Script
        forced: true
        values:
          runner: DOCKER

Docker configuration

kestra.tasks.scripts.docker.volume-enabled

Volumes mount are disabled by default for security reasons, you can enabled it with this configurations:

yaml
kestra:
  tasks:
    scripts:
      docker:
        volume-enabled: true

Temporary storage configuration

Kestra writes temporary files during task processing. By default, files will be created on /tmp, but you can change the location with this configuration:

yaml
kestra:
  tasks:
    tmp-dir:
      path: /home/kestra/tmp