​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 describes the software and hardware requirements for Kestra.

Alerting & Monitoring

Here are some best practices for alerting and monitoring your Kestra instance.

Troubleshooting

Something doesn't work as expected? Check out our advice to help you troubleshoot.

Backup & Restore

Backup Kestra.

Troubleshooting Basic Authentication

Troubleshoot issues with Basic Authentication.

MITM Proxy for DinD

Run Docker-in-Docker (DinD) behind a Proxy in Kestra deployed on Kubernetes.

High Availability

Kestra is designed to be highly available and fault-tolerant. This section describes how to configure Kestra for high availability.

MITM Proxy for Kestra

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

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

Purge old executions and logs to save disk space.

Security Hardening

Security hardening options

Configure SSL for Kestra

Configure secure access via https to the Kestra UI.

Managing Upgrades

Kestra is a fast-evolving project. This section will guide you through the process of upgrading your Kestra installation.

Usage

Here are the configuration options for the usage report.

Webserver URL

How to configure the URL of your Kestra webserver.