container

Modules are deprecated and will be removed in version 0.14. Please use action-based configuration instead. See the 0.12 to Bonsai migration guide for details.

Description

Specify a container image to build or pull from a remote registry. You may also optionally specify services to deploy, tasks or tests to run inside the container.

Note that the runtime services have somewhat limited features in this module type. For example, you cannot specify replicas for redundancy, and various platform-specific options are not included. For those, look at other module types like helm or kubernetes.

Below is the full schema reference. For an introduction to configuring Garden modules, please look at our Configuration guide.

The first section contains the complete YAML schema, and the second section describes each schema key.

container modules also export values that are available in template strings. See the Outputs section below for details.

Complete YAML Schema

The values in the schema below are the default values.

kind: Module

# The type of this module.
type:

# The name of this module.
name:

# Specify how to build the module. Note that plugins may define additional keys on this object.
build:
  # A list of modules that must be built before this module is built.
  dependencies:
    - # Module name to build ahead of this module.
      name:

      # Specify one or more files or directories to copy from the built dependency to this module.
      copy:
        - # POSIX-style path or filename of the directory or file(s) to copy to the target.
          source:

          # POSIX-style path or filename to copy the directory or file(s), relative to the build directory.
          # Defaults to the same as source path.
          target:

  # Maximum time in seconds to wait for build to finish.
  timeout: 600

  # For multi-stage Dockerfiles, specify which image/stage to build (see
  # https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/build/#specifying-target-build-stage---target for details).
  targetImage:

# If set to true, Garden will run the build command, services, tests, and tasks in the module source directory,
# instead of in the Garden build directory (under .garden/build/<module-name>).
#
# Garden will therefore not stage the build for local modules. This means that include/exclude filters
# and ignore files are not applied to local modules, except to calculate the module/action versions.
#
# If you use use `build.dependencies[].copy` for one or more build dependencies of this module, the copied files
# will be copied to the module source directory (instead of the build directory, as is the default case when
# `local = false`).
#
# Note: This maps to the `buildAtSource` option in this module's generated Build action (if any).
local: false

# A description of the module.
description:

# Set this to `true` to disable the module. You can use this with conditional template strings to disable modules
# based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g. `disabled: ${environment.name == "prod"}`).
# This can be handy when you only need certain modules for specific environments, e.g. only for development.
#
# Disabling a module means that any services, tasks and tests contained in it will not be build, deployed or run.
#
# If you disable the module, and its services, tasks or tests are referenced as _runtime_ dependencies, Garden will
# automatically ignore those dependency declarations. Note however that template strings referencing the module's
# service or task outputs (i.e. runtime outputs) will fail to resolve when the module is disabled, so you need to make
# sure to provide alternate values for those if you're using them, using conditional expressions.
disabled: false

# Specify a list of POSIX-style paths or globs that should be regarded as the source files for this module. Files that
# do *not* match these paths or globs are excluded when computing the version of the module, when responding to
# filesystem watch events, and when staging builds.
#
# Note that you can also _exclude_ files using the `exclude` field or by placing `.gardenignore` files in your source
# tree, which use the same format as `.gitignore` files. See the [Configuration Files
# guide](https://docs.garden.io/using-garden/configuration-overview#including-excluding-files-and-directories) for
# details.
#
# Also note that specifying an empty list here means _no sources_ should be included.
#
# If neither `include` nor `exclude` is set, and the module has a Dockerfile, Garden
# will parse the Dockerfile and automatically set `include` to match the files and
# folders added to the Docker image (via the `COPY` and `ADD` directives in the Dockerfile).
#
# If neither `include` nor `exclude` is set, and the module
# specifies a remote image, Garden automatically sets `include` to `[]`.
include:

# Specify a list of POSIX-style paths or glob patterns that should be excluded from the module. Files that match these
# paths or globs are excluded when computing the version of the module, when responding to filesystem watch events,
# and when staging builds.
#
# Note that you can also explicitly _include_ files using the `include` field. If you also specify the `include`
# field, the files/patterns specified here are filtered from the files matched by `include`. See the [Configuration
# Files guide](https://docs.garden.io/using-garden/configuration-overview#including-excluding-files-and-directories)
# for details.
#
# Unlike the `scan.exclude` field in the project config, the filters here have _no effect_ on which files and
# directories are watched for changes. Use the project `scan.exclude` field to affect those, if you have large
# directories that should not be watched for changes.
exclude:

# A remote repository URL. Currently only supports git servers. Must contain a hash suffix pointing to a specific
# branch or tag, with the format: <git remote url>#<branch|tag>
#
# Garden will import the repository source code into this module, but read the module's config from the local
# garden.yml file.
repositoryUrl:

# When false, disables pushing this module to remote registries via the publish command.
allowPublish: true

# A list of files to write to the module directory when resolving this module. This is useful to automatically
# generate (and template) any supporting files needed for the module.
generateFiles:
  - # POSIX-style filename to read the source file contents from, relative to the path of the module (or the
    # ConfigTemplate configuration file if one is being applied).
    # This file may contain template strings, much like any other field in the configuration.
    sourcePath:

    # POSIX-style filename to write the resolved file contents to, relative to the path of the module source directory
    # (for remote modules this means the root of the module repository, otherwise the directory of the module
    # configuration).
    #
    # Note that any existing file with the same name will be overwritten. If the path contains one or more
    # directories, they will be automatically created if missing.
    targetPath:

    # By default, Garden will attempt to resolve any Garden template strings in source files. Set this to false to
    # skip resolving template strings. Note that this does not apply when setting the `value` field, since that's
    # resolved earlier when parsing the configuration.
    resolveTemplates: true

    # The desired file contents as a string.
    value:

# A map of variables scoped to this particular module. These are resolved before any other parts of the module
# configuration and take precedence over project-scoped variables. They may reference project-scoped variables, and
# generally use any template strings normally allowed when resolving modules.
variables:

# Specify a path (relative to the module root) to a file containing variables, that we apply on top of the
# module-level `variables` field.
#
# The format of the files is determined by the configured file's extension:
#
# * `.yaml`/`.yml` - YAML. The file must consist of a YAML document, which must be a map (dictionary). Keys may
# contain any value type. YAML format is used by default.
# * `.env` - Standard "dotenv" format, as defined by [dotenv](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#rules).
# * `.json` - JSON. Must contain a single JSON _object_ (not an array).
#
# _NOTE: The default varfile format was changed to YAML in Garden v0.13, since YAML allows for definition of nested
# objects and arrays._
#
# To use different module-level varfiles in different environments, you can template in the environment name
# to the varfile name, e.g. `varfile: "my-module.${environment.name}.env` (this assumes that the corresponding
# varfiles exist).
varfile:

# Specify build arguments to use when building the container image.
#
# Note: Garden will always set a `GARDEN_ACTION_VERSION` (alias `GARDEN_MODULE_VERSION`) argument with the
# module/build version at build time.
buildArgs: {}

# Specify extra flags to use when building the container image. Note that arguments may not be portable across
# implementations.
extraFlags:

# Specify the platforms to build the image for. This is useful when building multi-platform images.
# The format is `os/arch`, e.g. `linux/amd64`, `linux/arm64`, etc.
platforms:

# Secret values that can be mounted in the Dockerfile, but do not become part of the image filesystem or image
# manifest. This is useful e.g. for private registry auth tokens.
#
# Build arguments and environment variables are inappropriate for secrets, as they persist in the final image.
#
# The secret can later be consumed in the Dockerfile like so:
#   RUN --mount=type=secret,id=mytoken TOKEN=$(cat /run/secrets/mytoken) ...
#
# See also https://docs.docker.com/build/building/secrets/
secrets:

# Specify the image name for the container. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. If specified and the module
# does not contain a Dockerfile, this image will be used to deploy services for this module. If specified and the
# module does contain a Dockerfile, this identifier is used when pushing the built image.
image:

# POSIX-style name of a Dockerfile, relative to module root.
dockerfile:

# A list of services to deploy from this container module.
services:
  - # Valid RFC1035/RFC1123 (DNS) label (may contain lowercase letters, numbers and dashes, must start with a letter,
    # and cannot end with a dash), cannot contain consecutive dashes or start with `garden`, or be longer than 63
    # characters.
    name:

    # The names of any services that this service depends on at runtime, and the names of any tasks that should be
    # executed before this service is deployed.
    dependencies: []

    # Set this to `true` to disable the service. You can use this with conditional template strings to enable/disable
    # services based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g. `enabled: ${environment.name !=
    # "prod"}`). This can be handy when you only need certain services for specific environments, e.g. only for
    # development.
    #
    # Disabling a service means that it will not be deployed, and will also be ignored if it is declared as a runtime
    # dependency for another service, test or task.
    #
    # Note however that template strings referencing the service's outputs (i.e. runtime outputs) will fail to resolve
    # when the service is disabled, so you need to make sure to provide alternate values for those if you're using
    # them, using conditional expressions.
    disabled: false

    # The command/entrypoint to run the container with.
    command:

    # The arguments (on top of the `command`, i.e. entrypoint) to run the container with.
    args:

    # Key/value map of environment variables. Keys must be valid POSIX environment variable names (must not start with
    # `GARDEN`) and values must be primitives or references to secrets.
    env: {}

    cpu:
      # The minimum amount of CPU the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 =
      # 1 CPU)
      min: 10

      # The maximum amount of CPU the container can use, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU). If set to null will result
      # in no limit being set.
      max: 1000

    memory:
      # The minimum amount of RAM the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 =
      # 1 GB)
      min: 90

      # The maximum amount of RAM the container can use, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB) If set to null will result in
      # no limit being set.
      max: 1024

    # List of volumes that should be mounted when starting the container.
    #
    # Note: If neither `hostPath` nor `module` is specified,
    # an empty ephemeral volume is created and mounted when deploying the container.
    volumes:
      - # The name of the allocated volume.
        name:

        # The path where the volume should be mounted in the container.
        containerPath:

        # _NOTE: Usage of hostPath is generally discouraged, since it doesn't work reliably across different platforms
        # and providers. Some providers may not support it at all._
        #
        # A local path or path on the node that's running the container, to mount in the container, relative to the
        # config source directory (or absolute).
        hostPath:

        # The name of a _volume module_ that should be mounted at `containerPath`. The supported module types will
        # depend on which provider you are using. The `kubernetes` provider supports the [persistentvolumeclaim
        # module](./persistentvolumeclaim.md), for example.
        #
        # When a `module` is specified, the referenced module/volume will be automatically configured as a runtime
        # dependency of this service, as well as a build dependency of this module.
        #
        # Note: Make sure to pay attention to the supported `accessModes` of the referenced volume. Unless it supports
        # the ReadWriteMany access mode, you'll need to make sure it is not configured to be mounted by multiple
        # services at the same time. Refer to the documentation of the module type in question to learn more.
        module:

    # If true, run the main container in privileged mode. Processes in privileged containers are essentially
    # equivalent to root on the host. Defaults to false.
    privileged:

    # POSIX capabilities to add when running the container.
    addCapabilities:

    # POSIX capabilities to remove when running the container.
    dropCapabilities:

    # Specify if containers in this action have TTY support enabled (which implies having stdin support enabled).
    tty: false

    # Specifies the container's deployment strategy.
    deploymentStrategy: RollingUpdate

    # Annotations to attach to the service _(note: May not be applicable to all providers)_.
    #
    # When using the Kubernetes provider, these annotations are applied to both Service and Pod resources. You can
    # generally specify the annotations intended for both Pods or Services here, and the ones that don't apply on
    # either side will be ignored (i.e. if you put a Service annotation here, it'll also appear on Pod specs but will
    # be safely ignored there, and vice versa).
    annotations: {}

    # Whether to run the service as a daemon (to ensure exactly one instance runs per node). May not be supported by
    # all providers.
    daemon: false

    # Specifies which files or directories to sync to which paths inside the running containers of the service when
    # it's in sync mode, and overrides for the container command and/or arguments.
    #
    # Sync is enabled e.g. by setting the `--sync` flag on the `garden deploy` command.
    #
    # See the [Code Synchronization guide](https://docs.garden.io/guides/code-synchronization) for more information.
    sync:
      # Override the default container arguments when in sync mode.
      args:

      # Override the default container command (i.e. entrypoint) when in sync mode.
      command:

      # Specify one or more source files or directories to automatically sync with the running container.
      paths:
        - # Path to a local directory to be synchronized with the target.
          # This should generally be a templated path to another action's source path (e.g.
          # `${actions.build.my-container-image.sourcePath}`), or a relative path.
          # If a path is hard-coded, we recommend sticking with relative paths here, and using forward slashes (`/`)
          # as a delimiter, as Windows-style paths with back slashes (`\`) and absolute paths will work on some
          # platforms, but they are not portable and will not work for users on other platforms.
          # Defaults to the Deploy action's config's directory if no value is provided.
          source: .

          # POSIX-style absolute path to sync to inside the container. The root path (i.e. "/") is not allowed.
          target:

          # Specify a list of POSIX-style paths or glob patterns that should be excluded from the sync.
          #
          # `.git` directories and `.garden` directories are always ignored.
          exclude:

          # The sync mode to use for the given paths. See the [Code Synchronization
          # guide](https://docs.garden.io/guides/code-synchronization) for details.
          mode: one-way-safe

          # The default permission bits, specified as an octal, to set on files at the sync target. Defaults to 0o644
          # (user can read/write, everyone else can read). See the [Mutagen
          # docs](https://mutagen.io/documentation/synchronization/permissions#permissions) for more information.
          defaultFileMode: 420

          # The default permission bits, specified as an octal, to set on directories at the sync target. Defaults to
          # 0o755 (user can read/write, everyone else can read). See the [Mutagen
          # docs](https://mutagen.io/documentation/synchronization/permissions#permissions) for more information.
          defaultDirectoryMode: 493

          # Set the default owner of files and directories at the target. Specify either an integer ID or a string
          # name. See the [Mutagen
          # docs](https://mutagen.io/documentation/synchronization/permissions#owners-and-groups) for more
          # information.
          defaultOwner:

          # Set the default group on files and directories at the target. Specify either an integer ID or a string
          # name. See the [Mutagen
          # docs](https://mutagen.io/documentation/synchronization/permissions#owners-and-groups) for more
          # information.
          defaultGroup:

    # [EXPERIMENTAL] Configures the local application which will send and receive network requests instead of the
    # target resource.
    #
    # The target service will be replaced by a proxy container which runs an SSH server to proxy requests.
    # Reverse port-forwarding will be automatically configured to route traffic to the local service and back.
    #
    # Local mode is enabled by setting the `--local` option on the `garden deploy` command.
    # Local mode always takes the precedence over sync mode if there are any conflicting service names.
    #
    # Health checks are disabled for services running in local mode.
    #
    # See the [Local Mode guide](https://docs.garden.io/guides/running-service-in-local-mode) for more information.
    #
    # Note! This feature is still experimental. Some incompatible changes can be made until the first non-experimental
    # release.
    localMode:
      # The reverse port-forwards configuration for the local application.
      ports:
        - # The local port to be used for reverse port-forward.
          local:

          # The remote port to be used for reverse port-forward.
          remote:

      # The command to run the local application. If not present, then the local application should be started
      # manually.
      command:

      # Specifies restarting policy for the local application. By default, the local application will be restarting
      # infinitely with 1000ms between attempts.
      restart:
        # Delay in milliseconds between the local application restart attempts. The default value is 1000ms.
        delayMsec: 1000

        # Max number of the local application restarts. Unlimited by default.
        max: .inf

    # Specify an image ID to deploy. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. Required if no `build` is specified.
    image:

    # List of ingress endpoints that the service exposes.
    ingresses:
      - # Annotations to attach to the ingress (Note: May not be applicable to all providers)
        annotations: {}

        # The hostname that should route to this service. Defaults to the default hostname configured in the provider
        # configuration.
        #
        # Note that if you're developing locally you may need to add this hostname to your hosts file.
        hostname:

        # The link URL for the ingress to show in the console and in dashboards. Also used when calling the service
        # with the `call` command.
        #
        # Use this if the actual URL is different from what's specified in the ingress, e.g. because there's a load
        # balancer in front of the service that rewrites the paths.
        #
        # Otherwise Garden will construct the link URL from the ingress spec.
        linkUrl:

        # The path which should be routed to the service.
        path: /

        # The name of the container port where the specified paths should be routed.
        port:

    # Specify how the service's health should be checked after deploying.
    healthCheck:
      # Set this to check the service's health by making an HTTP request.
      httpGet:
        # The path of the service's health check endpoint.
        path:

        # The name of the port where the service's health check endpoint should be available.
        port:

        scheme: HTTP

      # Set this to check the service's health by running a command in its container.
      command:

      # Set this to check the service's health by checking if this TCP port is accepting connections.
      tcpPort:

      # The maximum number of seconds to wait until the readiness check counts as failed.
      readinessTimeoutSeconds: 3

      # The maximum number of seconds to wait until the liveness check counts as failed.
      livenessTimeoutSeconds: 3

    # The maximum duration (in seconds) to wait for resources to deploy and become healthy.
    timeout: 300

    # List of ports that the service container exposes.
    ports:
      - # The name of the port (used when referencing the port elsewhere in the service configuration).
        name:

        # The protocol of the port.
        protocol: TCP

        # The port exposed on the container by the running process. This will also be the default value for
        # `servicePort`.
        # This is the port you would expose in your Dockerfile and that your process listens on. This is commonly a
        # non-privileged port like 8080 for security reasons.
        # The service port maps to the container port:
        # `servicePort:80 -> containerPort:8080 -> process:8080`
        containerPort:

        # Specify a preferred local port to attach to when creating a port-forward to the service port. If this port
        # is
        # busy, a warning will be shown and an alternative port chosen.
        localPort:

        # The port exposed on the service. Defaults to `containerPort` if not specified.
        # This is the port you use when calling a service from another service within the cluster. For example, if
        # your service name is my-service and the service port is 8090, you would call it with:
        # http://my-service:8090/some-endpoint.
        # It is common to use port 80, the default port number, so that you can call the service directly with
        # http://my-service/some-endpoint.
        # The service port maps to the container port:
        # `servicePort:80 -> containerPort:8080 -> process:8080`
        servicePort:

        # Set this to expose the service on the specified port on the host node (may not be supported by all
        # providers). Set to `true` to have the cluster pick a port automatically, which is most often advisable if
        # the cluster is shared by multiple users.
        # This allows you to call the service from the outside by the node's IP address and the port number set in
        # this field.
        nodePort:

    # The number of instances of the service to deploy. Defaults to 3 for environments configured with `production:
    # true`, otherwise 1.
    # Note: This setting may be overridden or ignored in some cases. For example, when running with `daemon: true` or
    # if the provider doesn't support multiple replicas.
    replicas:

# A list of tests to run in the module.
tests:
  - # The name of the test.
    name:

    # The names of any services that must be running, and the names of any tasks that must be executed, before the
    # test is run.
    dependencies: []

    # Set this to `true` to disable the test. You can use this with conditional template strings to
    # enable/disable tests based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g.
    # `enabled: ${environment.name != "prod"}`). This is handy when you only want certain tests to run in
    # specific environments, e.g. only during CI.
    disabled: false

    # Maximum duration (in seconds) of the test run.
    timeout: 600

    # The command/entrypoint to run the container with.
    command:

    # The arguments (on top of the `command`, i.e. entrypoint) to run the container with.
    args:

    # Key/value map of environment variables. Keys must be valid POSIX environment variable names (must not start with
    # `GARDEN`) and values must be primitives or references to secrets.
    env: {}

    cpu:
      # The minimum amount of CPU the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 =
      # 1 CPU)
      min: 10

      # The maximum amount of CPU the container can use, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU). If set to null will result
      # in no limit being set.
      max: 1000

    memory:
      # The minimum amount of RAM the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 =
      # 1 GB)
      min: 90

      # The maximum amount of RAM the container can use, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB) If set to null will result in
      # no limit being set.
      max: 1024

    # List of volumes that should be mounted when starting the container.
    #
    # Note: If neither `hostPath` nor `module` is specified,
    # an empty ephemeral volume is created and mounted when deploying the container.
    volumes:
      - # The name of the allocated volume.
        name:

        # The path where the volume should be mounted in the container.
        containerPath:

        # _NOTE: Usage of hostPath is generally discouraged, since it doesn't work reliably across different platforms
        # and providers. Some providers may not support it at all._
        #
        # A local path or path on the node that's running the container, to mount in the container, relative to the
        # config source directory (or absolute).
        hostPath:

        # The name of a _volume module_ that should be mounted at `containerPath`. The supported module types will
        # depend on which provider you are using. The `kubernetes` provider supports the [persistentvolumeclaim
        # module](./persistentvolumeclaim.md), for example.
        #
        # When a `module` is specified, the referenced module/volume will be automatically configured as a runtime
        # dependency of this service, as well as a build dependency of this module.
        #
        # Note: Make sure to pay attention to the supported `accessModes` of the referenced volume. Unless it supports
        # the ReadWriteMany access mode, you'll need to make sure it is not configured to be mounted by multiple
        # services at the same time. Refer to the documentation of the module type in question to learn more.
        module:

    # If true, run the main container in privileged mode. Processes in privileged containers are essentially
    # equivalent to root on the host. Defaults to false.
    privileged:

    # POSIX capabilities to add when running the container.
    addCapabilities:

    # POSIX capabilities to remove when running the container.
    dropCapabilities:

    # Specify if containers in this action have TTY support enabled (which implies having stdin support enabled).
    tty: false

    # Specifies the container's deployment strategy.
    deploymentStrategy: RollingUpdate

    # Specify artifacts to copy out of the container after the run. The artifacts are stored locally under the
    # `.garden/artifacts` directory.
    #
    # Note: Depending on the provider, this may require the container image to include `sh` `tar`, in order to enable
    # the file transfer.
    artifacts:
      - # A POSIX-style path or glob to copy. Must be an absolute path. May contain wildcards.
        source:

        # A POSIX-style path to copy the artifacts to, relative to the project artifacts directory at
        # `.garden/artifacts`.
        target: .

    # Specify an image ID to deploy. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. Required if no `build` is specified.
    image:

# A list of tasks that can be run from this container module. These can be used as dependencies for services (executed
# before the service is deployed) or for other tasks.
tasks:
  - # The name of the task.
    name:

    # A description of the task.
    description:

    # The names of any tasks that must be executed, and the names of any services that must be running, before this
    # task is executed.
    dependencies: []

    # Set this to `true` to disable the task. You can use this with conditional template strings to enable/disable
    # tasks based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g. `enabled: ${environment.name !=
    # "prod"}`). This can be handy when you only want certain tasks to run in specific environments, e.g. only for
    # development.
    #
    # Disabling a task means that it will not be run, and will also be ignored if it is declared as a runtime
    # dependency for another service, test or task.
    #
    # Note however that template strings referencing the task's outputs (i.e. runtime outputs) will fail to resolve
    # when the task is disabled, so you need to make sure to provide alternate values for those if you're using them,
    # using conditional expressions.
    disabled: false

    # Maximum duration (in seconds) of the task's execution.
    timeout: 600

    # The command/entrypoint to run the container with.
    command:

    # The arguments (on top of the `command`, i.e. entrypoint) to run the container with.
    args:

    # Key/value map of environment variables. Keys must be valid POSIX environment variable names (must not start with
    # `GARDEN`) and values must be primitives or references to secrets.
    env: {}

    cpu:
      # The minimum amount of CPU the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 =
      # 1 CPU)
      min: 10

      # The maximum amount of CPU the container can use, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU). If set to null will result
      # in no limit being set.
      max: 1000

    memory:
      # The minimum amount of RAM the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 =
      # 1 GB)
      min: 90

      # The maximum amount of RAM the container can use, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB) If set to null will result in
      # no limit being set.
      max: 1024

    # List of volumes that should be mounted when starting the container.
    #
    # Note: If neither `hostPath` nor `module` is specified,
    # an empty ephemeral volume is created and mounted when deploying the container.
    volumes:
      - # The name of the allocated volume.
        name:

        # The path where the volume should be mounted in the container.
        containerPath:

        # _NOTE: Usage of hostPath is generally discouraged, since it doesn't work reliably across different platforms
        # and providers. Some providers may not support it at all._
        #
        # A local path or path on the node that's running the container, to mount in the container, relative to the
        # config source directory (or absolute).
        hostPath:

        # The name of a _volume module_ that should be mounted at `containerPath`. The supported module types will
        # depend on which provider you are using. The `kubernetes` provider supports the [persistentvolumeclaim
        # module](./persistentvolumeclaim.md), for example.
        #
        # When a `module` is specified, the referenced module/volume will be automatically configured as a runtime
        # dependency of this service, as well as a build dependency of this module.
        #
        # Note: Make sure to pay attention to the supported `accessModes` of the referenced volume. Unless it supports
        # the ReadWriteMany access mode, you'll need to make sure it is not configured to be mounted by multiple
        # services at the same time. Refer to the documentation of the module type in question to learn more.
        module:

    # If true, run the main container in privileged mode. Processes in privileged containers are essentially
    # equivalent to root on the host. Defaults to false.
    privileged:

    # POSIX capabilities to add when running the container.
    addCapabilities:

    # POSIX capabilities to remove when running the container.
    dropCapabilities:

    # Specify if containers in this action have TTY support enabled (which implies having stdin support enabled).
    tty: false

    # Specifies the container's deployment strategy.
    deploymentStrategy: RollingUpdate

    # Specify artifacts to copy out of the container after the run. The artifacts are stored locally under the
    # `.garden/artifacts` directory.
    #
    # Note: Depending on the provider, this may require the container image to include `sh` `tar`, in order to enable
    # the file transfer.
    artifacts:
      - # A POSIX-style path or glob to copy. Must be an absolute path. May contain wildcards.
        source:

        # A POSIX-style path to copy the artifacts to, relative to the project artifacts directory at
        # `.garden/artifacts`.
        target: .

    # Specify an image ID to deploy. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. Required if no `build` is specified.
    image:

    # Set to false if you don't want the Runs's result to be cached. Use this if the Run needs to be run any time your
    # project (or one or more of the Run's dependants) is deployed. Otherwise the Run is only re-run when its version
    # changes, or when you run `garden run`.
    cacheResult: true

Configuration Keys

kind

Type	Allowed Values	Default	Required
string	"Module"	"Module"	Yes

type

The type of this module.

Type	Required
string	Yes

Example:

type: "container"

name

The name of this module.

Type	Required
string	Yes

Example:

name: "my-sweet-module"

build

Specify how to build the module. Note that plugins may define additional keys on this object.

Type	Default	Required
object	{"dependencies":[]}	No

build.dependencies[]

build > dependencies

A list of modules that must be built before this module is built.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

Example:

build:
  ...
  dependencies:
    - name: some-other-module-name

build.dependencies[].name

build > dependencies > name

Module name to build ahead of this module.

Type	Required
string	Yes

build.dependencies[].copy[]

build > dependencies > copy

Specify one or more files or directories to copy from the built dependency to this module.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

build.dependencies[].copy[].source

build > dependencies > copy > source

POSIX-style path or filename of the directory or file(s) to copy to the target.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

build.dependencies[].copy[].target

build > dependencies > copy > target

POSIX-style path or filename to copy the directory or file(s), relative to the build directory. Defaults to the same as source path.

Type	Required
posixPath	No

build.timeout

build > timeout

Maximum time in seconds to wait for build to finish.

Type	Default	Required
number	600	No

build.targetImage

build > targetImage

For multi-stage Dockerfiles, specify which image/stage to build (see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/build/#specifying-target-build-stage---target for details).

Type	Required
string	No

local

If set to true, Garden will run the build command, services, tests, and tasks in the module source directory, instead of in the Garden build directory (under .garden/build/).

Garden will therefore not stage the build for local modules. This means that include/exclude filters and ignore files are not applied to local modules, except to calculate the module/action versions.

If you use use build.dependencies[].copy for one or more build dependencies of this module, the copied files will be copied to the module source directory (instead of the build directory, as is the default case when local = false).

Note: This maps to the buildAtSource option in this module's generated Build action (if any).

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

description

A description of the module.

Type	Required
string	No

disabled

Set this to true to disable the module. You can use this with conditional template strings to disable modules based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g. disabled: ${environment.name == "prod"}). This can be handy when you only need certain modules for specific environments, e.g. only for development.

Disabling a module means that any services, tasks and tests contained in it will not be build, deployed or run.

If you disable the module, and its services, tasks or tests are referenced as runtime dependencies, Garden will automatically ignore those dependency declarations. Note however that template strings referencing the module's service or task outputs (i.e. runtime outputs) will fail to resolve when the module is disabled, so you need to make sure to provide alternate values for those if you're using them, using conditional expressions.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

include[]

Specify a list of POSIX-style paths or globs that should be regarded as the source files for this module. Files that do not match these paths or globs are excluded when computing the version of the module, when responding to filesystem watch events, and when staging builds.

Note that you can also exclude files using the exclude field or by placing .gardenignore files in your source tree, which use the same format as .gitignore files. See the Configuration Files guide for details.

Also note that specifying an empty list here means no sources should be included.

If neither include nor exclude is set, and the module has a Dockerfile, Garden will parse the Dockerfile and automatically set include to match the files and folders added to the Docker image (via the COPY and ADD directives in the Dockerfile).

If neither include nor exclude is set, and the module specifies a remote image, Garden automatically sets include to [].

Type	Required
array[posixPath]	No

Example:

include:
  - Dockerfile
  - my-app.js

exclude[]

Specify a list of POSIX-style paths or glob patterns that should be excluded from the module. Files that match these paths or globs are excluded when computing the version of the module, when responding to filesystem watch events, and when staging builds.

Note that you can also explicitly include files using the include field. If you also specify the include field, the files/patterns specified here are filtered from the files matched by include. See the Configuration Files guide for details.

Unlike the scan.exclude field in the project config, the filters here have no effect on which files and directories are watched for changes. Use the project scan.exclude field to affect those, if you have large directories that should not be watched for changes.

Type	Required
array[posixPath]	No

Example:

exclude:
  - tmp/**/*
  - '*.log'

repositoryUrl

A remote repository URL. Currently only supports git servers. Must contain a hash suffix pointing to a specific branch or tag, with the format: #<branch|tag>

Garden will import the repository source code into this module, but read the module's config from the local garden.yml file.

Type	Required
gitUrl | string	No

Example:

repositoryUrl: "git+https://github.com/org/repo.git#v2.0"

allowPublish

When false, disables pushing this module to remote registries via the publish command.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	true	No

generateFiles[]

A list of files to write to the module directory when resolving this module. This is useful to automatically generate (and template) any supporting files needed for the module.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

generateFiles[].sourcePath

generateFiles > sourcePath

POSIX-style filename to read the source file contents from, relative to the path of the module (or the ConfigTemplate configuration file if one is being applied). This file may contain template strings, much like any other field in the configuration.

Type	Required
posixPath	No

generateFiles[].targetPath

generateFiles > targetPath

POSIX-style filename to write the resolved file contents to, relative to the path of the module source directory (for remote modules this means the root of the module repository, otherwise the directory of the module configuration).

Note that any existing file with the same name will be overwritten. If the path contains one or more directories, they will be automatically created if missing.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

generateFiles[].resolveTemplates

generateFiles > resolveTemplates

By default, Garden will attempt to resolve any Garden template strings in source files. Set this to false to skip resolving template strings. Note that this does not apply when setting the value field, since that's resolved earlier when parsing the configuration.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	true	No

generateFiles[].value

generateFiles > value

The desired file contents as a string.

Type	Required
string	No

variables

A map of variables scoped to this particular module. These are resolved before any other parts of the module configuration and take precedence over project-scoped variables. They may reference project-scoped variables, and generally use any template strings normally allowed when resolving modules.

Type	Required
object	No

varfile

Specify a path (relative to the module root) to a file containing variables, that we apply on top of the module-level variables field.

The format of the files is determined by the configured file's extension:

• .yaml/.yml - YAML. The file must consist of a YAML document, which must be a map (dictionary). Keys may contain any value type. YAML format is used by default.

• .env - Standard "dotenv" format, as defined by dotenv.

• .json - JSON. Must contain a single JSON object (not an array).

NOTE: The default varfile format was changed to YAML in Garden v0.13, since YAML allows for definition of nested objects and arrays.

To use different module-level varfiles in different environments, you can template in the environment name to the varfile name, e.g. varfile: "my-module.${environment.name}.env (this assumes that the corresponding varfiles exist).

Type	Required
posixPath	No

Example:

varfile: "my-module.env"

buildArgs

Specify build arguments to use when building the container image.

Note: Garden will always set a GARDEN_ACTION_VERSION (alias GARDEN_MODULE_VERSION) argument with the module/build version at build time.

Type	Default	Required
object	{}	No

extraFlags[]

Specify extra flags to use when building the container image. Note that arguments may not be portable across implementations.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

platforms[]

Specify the platforms to build the image for. This is useful when building multi-platform images. The format is os/arch, e.g. linux/amd64, linux/arm64, etc.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

secrets

Secret values that can be mounted in the Dockerfile, but do not become part of the image filesystem or image manifest. This is useful e.g. for private registry auth tokens.

Build arguments and environment variables are inappropriate for secrets, as they persist in the final image.

The secret can later be consumed in the Dockerfile like so:

  RUN --mount=type=secret,id=mytoken TOKEN=$(cat /run/secrets/mytoken) ...

See also https://docs.docker.com/build/building/secrets/

Type	Required
object	No

Example:

secrets:
    mytoken: supersecret

image

Specify the image name for the container. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. If specified and the module does not contain a Dockerfile, this image will be used to deploy services for this module. If specified and the module does contain a Dockerfile, this identifier is used when pushing the built image.

Type	Required
string	No

dockerfile

POSIX-style name of a Dockerfile, relative to module root.

Type	Required
posixPath	No

services[]

A list of services to deploy from this container module.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

services[].name

services > name

Valid RFC1035/RFC1123 (DNS) label (may contain lowercase letters, numbers and dashes, must start with a letter, and cannot end with a dash), cannot contain consecutive dashes or start with garden, or be longer than 63 characters.

Type	Required
string	Yes

services[].dependencies[]

services > dependencies

The names of any services that this service depends on at runtime, and the names of any tasks that should be executed before this service is deployed.

Type	Default	Required
array[string]	[]	No

services[].disabled

services > disabled

Set this to true to disable the service. You can use this with conditional template strings to enable/disable services based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g. enabled: ${environment.name != "prod"}). This can be handy when you only need certain services for specific environments, e.g. only for development.

Disabling a service means that it will not be deployed, and will also be ignored if it is declared as a runtime dependency for another service, test or task.

Note however that template strings referencing the service's outputs (i.e. runtime outputs) will fail to resolve when the service is disabled, so you need to make sure to provide alternate values for those if you're using them, using conditional expressions.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

services[].command[]

services > command

The command/entrypoint to run the container with.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

Example:

services:
  - command:
      - /bin/sh
      - '-c'

services[].args[]

services > args

The arguments (on top of the command, i.e. entrypoint) to run the container with.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

Example:

services:
  - args:
      - npm
      - start

services[].env

services > env

Key/value map of environment variables. Keys must be valid POSIX environment variable names (must not start with GARDEN) and values must be primitives or references to secrets.

Type	Default	Required
object	{}	No

Example:

services:
  - env:
        - MY_VAR: some-value
          MY_SECRET_VAR:
            secretRef:
              name: my-secret
              key: some-key
        - {}

services[].cpu

services > cpu

Type	Default	Required
object	{"min":10,"max":1000}	No

services[].cpu.min

services > cpu > min

The minimum amount of CPU the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU)

Type	Default	Required
number	10	No

services[].cpu.max

services > cpu > max

The maximum amount of CPU the container can use, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU). If set to null will result in no limit being set.

Type	Default	Required
number	1000	No

services[].memory

services > memory

Type	Default	Required
object	{"min":90,"max":1024}	No

services[].memory.min

services > memory > min

The minimum amount of RAM the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB)

Type	Default	Required
number	90	No

services[].memory.max

services > memory > max

The maximum amount of RAM the container can use, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB) If set to null will result in no limit being set.

Type	Default	Required
number	1024	No

services[].volumes[]

services > volumes

List of volumes that should be mounted when starting the container.

Note: If neither hostPath nor module is specified, an empty ephemeral volume is created and mounted when deploying the container.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

services[].volumes[].name

services > volumes > name

The name of the allocated volume.

Type	Required
string	Yes

services[].volumes[].containerPath

services > volumes > containerPath

The path where the volume should be mounted in the container.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

services[].volumes[].hostPath

services > volumes > hostPath

NOTE: Usage of hostPath is generally discouraged, since it doesn't work reliably across different platforms and providers. Some providers may not support it at all.

A local path or path on the node that's running the container, to mount in the container, relative to the config source directory (or absolute).

Type	Required
posixPath	No

Example:

services:
  - volumes:
      - hostPath: "/some/dir"

services[].volumes[].module

services > volumes > module

The name of a volume module that should be mounted at containerPath. The supported module types will depend on which provider you are using. The kubernetes provider supports the persistentvolumeclaim module, for example.

When a module is specified, the referenced module/volume will be automatically configured as a runtime dependency of this service, as well as a build dependency of this module.

Note: Make sure to pay attention to the supported accessModes of the referenced volume. Unless it supports the ReadWriteMany access mode, you'll need to make sure it is not configured to be mounted by multiple services at the same time. Refer to the documentation of the module type in question to learn more.

Type	Required
string	No

services[].privileged

services > privileged

If true, run the main container in privileged mode. Processes in privileged containers are essentially equivalent to root on the host. Defaults to false.

Type	Required
boolean	No

services[].addCapabilities[]

services > addCapabilities

POSIX capabilities to add when running the container.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

services[].dropCapabilities[]

services > dropCapabilities

POSIX capabilities to remove when running the container.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

services[].tty

services > tty

Specify if containers in this action have TTY support enabled (which implies having stdin support enabled).

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

services[].deploymentStrategy

services > deploymentStrategy

Specifies the container's deployment strategy.

Type	Allowed Values	Default	Required
string	"RollingUpdate", "Recreate"	"RollingUpdate"	Yes

services[].annotations

services > annotations

Annotations to attach to the service (note: May not be applicable to all providers).

When using the Kubernetes provider, these annotations are applied to both Service and Pod resources. You can generally specify the annotations intended for both Pods or Services here, and the ones that don't apply on either side will be ignored (i.e. if you put a Service annotation here, it'll also appear on Pod specs but will be safely ignored there, and vice versa).

Type	Default	Required
object	{}	No

Example:

services:
  - annotations:
        nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: '0'

services[].daemon

services > daemon

Whether to run the service as a daemon (to ensure exactly one instance runs per node). May not be supported by all providers.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

services[].sync

services > sync

Specifies which files or directories to sync to which paths inside the running containers of the service when it's in sync mode, and overrides for the container command and/or arguments.

Sync is enabled e.g. by setting the --sync flag on the garden deploy command.

See the Code Synchronization guide for more information.

Type	Required
object	No

services[].sync.args[]

services > sync > args

Override the default container arguments when in sync mode.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

services[].sync.command[]

services > sync > command

Override the default container command (i.e. entrypoint) when in sync mode.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

services[].sync.paths[]

services > sync > paths

Specify one or more source files or directories to automatically sync with the running container.

Type	Required
array[object]	No

services[].sync.paths[].source

services > sync > paths > source

Path to a local directory to be synchronized with the target. This should generally be a templated path to another action's source path (e.g. ${actions.build.my-container-image.sourcePath}), or a relative path. If a path is hard-coded, we recommend sticking with relative paths here, and using forward slashes (/) as a delimiter, as Windows-style paths with back slashes (\) and absolute paths will work on some platforms, but they are not portable and will not work for users on other platforms. Defaults to the Deploy action's config's directory if no value is provided.

Type	Default	Required
string	"."	No

Example:

services:
  - sync:
      ...
      paths:
        - source: "src"

services[].sync.paths[].target

services > sync > paths > target

POSIX-style absolute path to sync to inside the container. The root path (i.e. "/") is not allowed.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

Example:

services:
  - sync:
      ...
      paths:
        - target: "/app/src"

services[].sync.paths[].exclude[]

services > sync > paths > exclude

Specify a list of POSIX-style paths or glob patterns that should be excluded from the sync.

.git directories and .garden directories are always ignored.

Type	Required
array[posixPath]	No

Example:

services:
  - sync:
      ...
      paths:
        - exclude:
            - dist/**/*
            - '*.log'

services[].sync.paths[].mode

services > sync > paths > mode

The sync mode to use for the given paths. See the Code Synchronization guide for details.

Type	Allowed Values	Default	Required
string	"one-way", "one-way-safe", "one-way-replica", "one-way-reverse", "one-way-replica-reverse", "two-way", "two-way-safe", "two-way-resolved"	"one-way-safe"	Yes

services[].sync.paths[].defaultFileMode

services > sync > paths > defaultFileMode

The default permission bits, specified as an octal, to set on files at the sync target. Defaults to 0o644 (user can read/write, everyone else can read). See the Mutagen docs for more information.

Type	Default	Required
number	0o644	No

services[].sync.paths[].defaultDirectoryMode

services > sync > paths > defaultDirectoryMode

The default permission bits, specified as an octal, to set on directories at the sync target. Defaults to 0o755 (user can read/write, everyone else can read). See the Mutagen docs for more information.

Type	Default	Required
number	0o755	No

services[].sync.paths[].defaultOwner

services > sync > paths > defaultOwner

Set the default owner of files and directories at the target. Specify either an integer ID or a string name. See the Mutagen docs for more information.

Type	Required
number | string	No

services[].sync.paths[].defaultGroup

services > sync > paths > defaultGroup

Set the default group on files and directories at the target. Specify either an integer ID or a string name. See the Mutagen docs for more information.

Type	Required
number | string	No

services[].localMode

services > localMode

[EXPERIMENTAL] Configures the local application which will send and receive network requests instead of the target resource.

The target service will be replaced by a proxy container which runs an SSH server to proxy requests. Reverse port-forwarding will be automatically configured to route traffic to the local service and back.

Local mode is enabled by setting the --local option on the garden deploy command. Local mode always takes the precedence over sync mode if there are any conflicting service names.

Health checks are disabled for services running in local mode.

See the Local Mode guide for more information.

Note! This feature is still experimental. Some incompatible changes can be made until the first non-experimental release.

Type	Required
object	No

services[].localMode.ports[]

services > localMode > ports

The reverse port-forwards configuration for the local application.

Type	Required
array[object]	No

services[].localMode.ports[].local

services > localMode > ports > local

The local port to be used for reverse port-forward.

Type	Required
number	No

services[].localMode.ports[].remote

services > localMode > ports > remote

The remote port to be used for reverse port-forward.

Type	Required
number	No

services[].localMode.command[]

services > localMode > command

The command to run the local application. If not present, then the local application should be started manually.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

services[].localMode.restart

services > localMode > restart

Specifies restarting policy for the local application. By default, the local application will be restarting infinitely with 1000ms between attempts.

Type	Default	Required
object	{"delayMsec":1000,"max":null}	No

services[].localMode.restart.delayMsec

services > localMode > restart > delayMsec

Delay in milliseconds between the local application restart attempts. The default value is 1000ms.

Type	Default	Required
number	1000	No

services[].localMode.restart.max

services > localMode > restart > max

Max number of the local application restarts. Unlimited by default.

Type	Default	Required
number	null	No

services[].image

services > image

Specify an image ID to deploy. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. Required if no build is specified.

Type	Required
string	No

services[].ingresses[]

services > ingresses

List of ingress endpoints that the service exposes.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

Example:

services:
  - ingresses:
      - path: /api
        port: http

services[].ingresses[].annotations

services > ingresses > annotations

Annotations to attach to the ingress (Note: May not be applicable to all providers)

Type	Default	Required
object	{}	No

Example:

services:
  - ingresses:
      - path: /api
        port: http
      - annotations:
            nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: '0'

services[].ingresses[].hostname

services > ingresses > hostname

The hostname that should route to this service. Defaults to the default hostname configured in the provider configuration.

Note that if you're developing locally you may need to add this hostname to your hosts file.

Type	Required
hostname	No

services[].ingresses[].linkUrl

services > ingresses > linkUrl

The link URL for the ingress to show in the console and in dashboards. Also used when calling the service with the call command.

Use this if the actual URL is different from what's specified in the ingress, e.g. because there's a load balancer in front of the service that rewrites the paths.

Otherwise Garden will construct the link URL from the ingress spec.

Type	Required
string	No

services[].ingresses[].path

services > ingresses > path

The path which should be routed to the service.

Type	Default	Required
string	"/"	No

services[].ingresses[].port

services > ingresses > port

The name of the container port where the specified paths should be routed.

Type	Required
string	Yes

services[].healthCheck

services > healthCheck

Specify how the service's health should be checked after deploying.

Type	Required
object	No

services[].healthCheck.httpGet

services > healthCheck > httpGet

Set this to check the service's health by making an HTTP request.

Type	Required
object	No

services[].healthCheck.httpGet.path

services > healthCheck > httpGet > path

The path of the service's health check endpoint.

Type	Required
string	Yes

services[].healthCheck.httpGet.port

services > healthCheck > httpGet > port

The name of the port where the service's health check endpoint should be available.

Type	Required
string	Yes

services[].healthCheck.httpGet.scheme

services > healthCheck > httpGet > scheme

Type	Default	Required
string	"HTTP"	No

services[].healthCheck.command[]

services > healthCheck > command

Set this to check the service's health by running a command in its container.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

services[].healthCheck.tcpPort

services > healthCheck > tcpPort

Set this to check the service's health by checking if this TCP port is accepting connections.

Type	Required
string	No

services[].healthCheck.readinessTimeoutSeconds

services > healthCheck > readinessTimeoutSeconds

The maximum number of seconds to wait until the readiness check counts as failed.

Type	Default	Required
number	3	No

services[].healthCheck.livenessTimeoutSeconds

services > healthCheck > livenessTimeoutSeconds

The maximum number of seconds to wait until the liveness check counts as failed.

Type	Default	Required
number	3	No

services[].timeout

services > timeout

The maximum duration (in seconds) to wait for resources to deploy and become healthy.

Type	Default	Required
number	300	No

services[].limits

services > limits

Deprecated: This field will be removed in a future release.

Specify resource limits for the service.

Type	Required
object	No

services[].limits.cpu

services > limits > cpu

Deprecated: This field will be removed in a future release.

The maximum amount of CPU the service can use, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU)

Type	Required
number	No

services[].limits.memory

services > limits > memory

Deprecated: This field will be removed in a future release.

The maximum amount of RAM the service can use, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB)

Type	Required
number	No

services[].ports[]

services > ports

List of ports that the service container exposes.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

services[].ports[].name

services > ports > name

The name of the port (used when referencing the port elsewhere in the service configuration).

Type	Required
string	Yes

services[].ports[].protocol

services > ports > protocol

The protocol of the port.

Type	Default	Required
string	"TCP"	No

services[].ports[].containerPort

services > ports > containerPort

The port exposed on the container by the running process. This will also be the default value for servicePort. This is the port you would expose in your Dockerfile and that your process listens on. This is commonly a non-privileged port like 8080 for security reasons. The service port maps to the container port: servicePort:80 -> containerPort:8080 -> process:8080

Type	Required
number	Yes

Example:

services:
  - ports:
      - containerPort: 8080

services[].ports[].localPort

services > ports > localPort

Specify a preferred local port to attach to when creating a port-forward to the service port. If this port is busy, a warning will be shown and an alternative port chosen.

Type	Required
number	No

Example:

services:
  - ports:
      - localPort: 10080

services[].ports[].servicePort

services > ports > servicePort

The port exposed on the service. Defaults to containerPort if not specified. This is the port you use when calling a service from another service within the cluster. For example, if your service name is my-service and the service port is 8090, you would call it with: http://my-service:8090/some-endpoint. It is common to use port 80, the default port number, so that you can call the service directly with http://my-service/some-endpoint. The service port maps to the container port: servicePort:80 -> containerPort:8080 -> process:8080

Type	Required
number	No

Example:

services:
  - ports:
      - servicePort: 80

services[].ports[].hostPort

services > ports > hostPort

Deprecated: This field will be removed in a future release.

Type	Required
number	No

services[].ports[].nodePort

services > ports > nodePort

Set this to expose the service on the specified port on the host node (may not be supported by all providers). Set to true to have the cluster pick a port automatically, which is most often advisable if the cluster is shared by multiple users. This allows you to call the service from the outside by the node's IP address and the port number set in this field.

Type	Required
number	No

services[].replicas

services > replicas

The number of instances of the service to deploy. Defaults to 3 for environments configured with production: true, otherwise 1. Note: This setting may be overridden or ignored in some cases. For example, when running with daemon: true or if the provider doesn't support multiple replicas.

Type	Required
number	No

tests[]

A list of tests to run in the module.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

tests[].name

tests > name

The name of the test.

Type	Required
string	Yes

tests[].dependencies[]

tests > dependencies

The names of any services that must be running, and the names of any tasks that must be executed, before the test is run.

Type	Default	Required
array[string]	[]	No

tests[].disabled

tests > disabled

Set this to true to disable the test. You can use this with conditional template strings to enable/disable tests based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g. enabled: ${environment.name != "prod"}). This is handy when you only want certain tests to run in specific environments, e.g. only during CI.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

tests[].timeout

tests > timeout

Maximum duration (in seconds) of the test run.

Type	Default	Required
number	600	No

tests[].command[]

tests > command

The command/entrypoint to run the container with.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

Example:

tests:
  - command:
      - /bin/sh
      - '-c'

tests[].args[]

tests > args

The arguments (on top of the command, i.e. entrypoint) to run the container with.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

Example:

tests:
  - args:
      - npm
      - start

tests[].env

tests > env

Key/value map of environment variables. Keys must be valid POSIX environment variable names (must not start with GARDEN) and values must be primitives or references to secrets.

Type	Default	Required
object	{}	No

Example:

tests:
  - env:
        - MY_VAR: some-value
          MY_SECRET_VAR:
            secretRef:
              name: my-secret
              key: some-key
        - {}

tests[].cpu

tests > cpu

Type	Default	Required
object	{"min":10,"max":1000}	No

tests[].cpu.min

tests > cpu > min

The minimum amount of CPU the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU)

Type	Default	Required
number	10	No

tests[].cpu.max

tests > cpu > max

The maximum amount of CPU the container can use, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU). If set to null will result in no limit being set.

Type	Default	Required
number	1000	No

tests[].memory

tests > memory

Type	Default	Required
object	{"min":90,"max":1024}	No

tests[].memory.min

tests > memory > min

The minimum amount of RAM the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB)

Type	Default	Required
number	90	No

tests[].memory.max

tests > memory > max

The maximum amount of RAM the container can use, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB) If set to null will result in no limit being set.

Type	Default	Required
number	1024	No

tests[].volumes[]

tests > volumes

List of volumes that should be mounted when starting the container.

Note: If neither hostPath nor module is specified, an empty ephemeral volume is created and mounted when deploying the container.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

tests[].volumes[].name

tests > volumes > name

The name of the allocated volume.

Type	Required
string	Yes

tests[].volumes[].containerPath

tests > volumes > containerPath

The path where the volume should be mounted in the container.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

tests[].volumes[].hostPath

tests > volumes > hostPath

NOTE: Usage of hostPath is generally discouraged, since it doesn't work reliably across different platforms and providers. Some providers may not support it at all.

A local path or path on the node that's running the container, to mount in the container, relative to the config source directory (or absolute).

Type	Required
posixPath	No

Example:

tests:
  - volumes:
      - hostPath: "/some/dir"

tests[].volumes[].module

tests > volumes > module

The name of a volume module that should be mounted at containerPath. The supported module types will depend on which provider you are using. The kubernetes provider supports the persistentvolumeclaim module, for example.

When a module is specified, the referenced module/volume will be automatically configured as a runtime dependency of this service, as well as a build dependency of this module.

Note: Make sure to pay attention to the supported accessModes of the referenced volume. Unless it supports the ReadWriteMany access mode, you'll need to make sure it is not configured to be mounted by multiple services at the same time. Refer to the documentation of the module type in question to learn more.

Type	Required
string	No

tests[].privileged

tests > privileged

If true, run the main container in privileged mode. Processes in privileged containers are essentially equivalent to root on the host. Defaults to false.

Type	Required
boolean	No

tests[].addCapabilities[]

tests > addCapabilities

POSIX capabilities to add when running the container.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

tests[].dropCapabilities[]

tests > dropCapabilities

POSIX capabilities to remove when running the container.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

tests[].tty

tests > tty

Specify if containers in this action have TTY support enabled (which implies having stdin support enabled).

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

tests[].deploymentStrategy

tests > deploymentStrategy

Specifies the container's deployment strategy.

Type	Allowed Values	Default	Required
string	"RollingUpdate", "Recreate"	"RollingUpdate"	Yes

tests[].artifacts[]

tests > artifacts

Specify artifacts to copy out of the container after the run. The artifacts are stored locally under the .garden/artifacts directory.

Note: Depending on the provider, this may require the container image to include sh tar, in order to enable the file transfer.

Type	Required
array[object]	No

Example:

tests:
  - artifacts:
      - source: /report/**/*

tests[].artifacts[].source

tests > artifacts > source

A POSIX-style path or glob to copy. Must be an absolute path. May contain wildcards.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

Example:

tests:
  - artifacts:
      - source: /report/**/*
      - source: "/output/**/*"

tests[].artifacts[].target

tests > artifacts > target

A POSIX-style path to copy the artifacts to, relative to the project artifacts directory at .garden/artifacts.

Type	Default	Required
posixPath	"."	No

Example:

tests:
  - artifacts:
      - source: /report/**/*
      - target: "outputs/foo/"

tests[].image

tests > image

Specify an image ID to deploy. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. Required if no build is specified.

Type	Required
string	No

tasks[]

A list of tasks that can be run from this container module. These can be used as dependencies for services (executed before the service is deployed) or for other tasks.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

tasks[].name

tasks > name

The name of the task.

Type	Required
string	Yes

tasks[].description

tasks > description

A description of the task.

Type	Required
string	No

tasks[].dependencies[]

tasks > dependencies

The names of any tasks that must be executed, and the names of any services that must be running, before this task is executed.

Type	Default	Required
array[string]	[]	No

tasks[].disabled

tasks > disabled

Set this to true to disable the task. You can use this with conditional template strings to enable/disable tasks based on, for example, the current environment or other variables (e.g. enabled: ${environment.name != "prod"}). This can be handy when you only want certain tasks to run in specific environments, e.g. only for development.

Disabling a task means that it will not be run, and will also be ignored if it is declared as a runtime dependency for another service, test or task.

Note however that template strings referencing the task's outputs (i.e. runtime outputs) will fail to resolve when the task is disabled, so you need to make sure to provide alternate values for those if you're using them, using conditional expressions.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

tasks[].timeout

tasks > timeout

Maximum duration (in seconds) of the task's execution.

Type	Default	Required
number	600	No

tasks[].command[]

tasks > command

The command/entrypoint to run the container with.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

Example:

tasks:
  - command:
      - /bin/sh
      - '-c'

tasks[].args[]

tasks > args

The arguments (on top of the command, i.e. entrypoint) to run the container with.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

Example:

tasks:
  - args:
      - npm
      - start

tasks[].env

tasks > env

Key/value map of environment variables. Keys must be valid POSIX environment variable names (must not start with GARDEN) and values must be primitives or references to secrets.

Type	Default	Required
object	{}	No

Example:

tasks:
  - env:
        - MY_VAR: some-value
          MY_SECRET_VAR:
            secretRef:
              name: my-secret
              key: some-key
        - {}

tasks[].cpu

tasks > cpu

Type	Default	Required
object	{"min":10,"max":1000}	No

tasks[].cpu.min

tasks > cpu > min

The minimum amount of CPU the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU)

Type	Default	Required
number	10	No

tasks[].cpu.max

tasks > cpu > max

The maximum amount of CPU the container can use, in millicpus (i.e. 1000 = 1 CPU). If set to null will result in no limit being set.

Type	Default	Required
number	1000	No

tasks[].memory

tasks > memory

Type	Default	Required
object	{"min":90,"max":1024}	No

tasks[].memory.min

tasks > memory > min

The minimum amount of RAM the container needs to be available for it to be deployed, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB)

Type	Default	Required
number	90	No

tasks[].memory.max

tasks > memory > max

The maximum amount of RAM the container can use, in megabytes (i.e. 1024 = 1 GB) If set to null will result in no limit being set.

Type	Default	Required
number	1024	No

tasks[].volumes[]

tasks > volumes

List of volumes that should be mounted when starting the container.

Note: If neither hostPath nor module is specified, an empty ephemeral volume is created and mounted when deploying the container.

Type	Default	Required
array[object]	[]	No

tasks[].volumes[].name

tasks > volumes > name

The name of the allocated volume.

Type	Required
string	Yes

tasks[].volumes[].containerPath

tasks > volumes > containerPath

The path where the volume should be mounted in the container.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

tasks[].volumes[].hostPath

tasks > volumes > hostPath

NOTE: Usage of hostPath is generally discouraged, since it doesn't work reliably across different platforms and providers. Some providers may not support it at all.

A local path or path on the node that's running the container, to mount in the container, relative to the config source directory (or absolute).

Type	Required
posixPath	No

Example:

tasks:
  - volumes:
      - hostPath: "/some/dir"

tasks[].volumes[].module

tasks > volumes > module

The name of a volume module that should be mounted at containerPath. The supported module types will depend on which provider you are using. The kubernetes provider supports the persistentvolumeclaim module, for example.

When a module is specified, the referenced module/volume will be automatically configured as a runtime dependency of this service, as well as a build dependency of this module.

Note: Make sure to pay attention to the supported accessModes of the referenced volume. Unless it supports the ReadWriteMany access mode, you'll need to make sure it is not configured to be mounted by multiple services at the same time. Refer to the documentation of the module type in question to learn more.

Type	Required
string	No

tasks[].privileged

tasks > privileged

If true, run the main container in privileged mode. Processes in privileged containers are essentially equivalent to root on the host. Defaults to false.

Type	Required
boolean	No

tasks[].addCapabilities[]

tasks > addCapabilities

POSIX capabilities to add when running the container.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

tasks[].dropCapabilities[]

tasks > dropCapabilities

POSIX capabilities to remove when running the container.

Type	Required
array[string]	No

tasks[].tty

tasks > tty

Specify if containers in this action have TTY support enabled (which implies having stdin support enabled).

Type	Default	Required
boolean	false	No

tasks[].deploymentStrategy

tasks > deploymentStrategy

Specifies the container's deployment strategy.

Type	Allowed Values	Default	Required
string	"RollingUpdate", "Recreate"	"RollingUpdate"	Yes

tasks[].artifacts[]

tasks > artifacts

Specify artifacts to copy out of the container after the run. The artifacts are stored locally under the .garden/artifacts directory.

Note: Depending on the provider, this may require the container image to include sh tar, in order to enable the file transfer.

Type	Required
array[object]	No

Example:

tasks:
  - artifacts:
      - source: /report/**/*

tasks[].artifacts[].source

tasks > artifacts > source

A POSIX-style path or glob to copy. Must be an absolute path. May contain wildcards.

Type	Required
posixPath	Yes

Example:

tasks:
  - artifacts:
      - source: /report/**/*
      - source: "/output/**/*"

tasks[].artifacts[].target

tasks > artifacts > target

A POSIX-style path to copy the artifacts to, relative to the project artifacts directory at .garden/artifacts.

Type	Default	Required
posixPath	"."	No

Example:

tasks:
  - artifacts:
      - source: /report/**/*
      - target: "outputs/foo/"

tasks[].image

tasks > image

Specify an image ID to deploy. Should be a valid Docker image identifier. Required if no build is specified.

Type	Required
string	No

tasks[].cacheResult

tasks > cacheResult

Set to false if you don't want the Runs's result to be cached. Use this if the Run needs to be run any time your project (or one or more of the Run's dependants) is deployed. Otherwise the Run is only re-run when its version changes, or when you run garden run.

Type	Default	Required
boolean	true	No

Outputs

Module Outputs

The following keys are available via the ${modules.<module-name>} template string key for container modules.

${modules.<module-name>.buildPath}

The build path of the module.

Type
string

Example:

my-variable: ${modules.my-module.buildPath}

${modules.<module-name>.name}

The name of the module.

Type
string

${modules.<module-name>.path}

The source path of the module.

Type
string

Example:

my-variable: ${modules.my-module.path}

${modules.<module-name>.var.*}

A map of all variables defined in the module.

Type	Default
object	{}

${modules.<module-name>.var.<variable-name>}

Type
string | number | boolean | link | array[link]

${modules.<module-name>.version}

The current version of the module.

Type
string

Example:

my-variable: ${modules.my-module.version}

${modules.<module-name>.outputs.local-image-name}

Alias for localImageName, for backward compatibility.

Type
string

${modules.<module-name>.outputs.local-image-id}

Alias for localImageId, for backward compatibility.

Type
string

${modules.<module-name>.outputs.deployment-image-name}

Alias for deploymentImageName, for backward compatibility.

Type
string

${modules.<module-name>.outputs.deployment-image-id}

Alias for deploymentImageId, for backward compatibility.

Type
string

Service Outputs

The following keys are available via the ${runtime.services.<service-name>} template string key for container module services. Note that these are only resolved when deploying/running dependants of the service, so they are not usable for every field.

${runtime.services.<service-name>.version}

The current version of the service.

Type
string

Example:

my-variable: ${runtime.services.my-service.version}

Task Outputs

The following keys are available via the ${runtime.tasks.<task-name>} template string key for container module tasks. Note that these are only resolved when deploying/running dependants of the task, so they are not usable for every field.

${runtime.tasks.<task-name>.version}

The current version of the task.

Type
string

Example:

my-variable: ${runtime.tasks.my-tasks.version}