Feature Flags
Okteto provides a list of variables that serve as feature flags for some of the features we release in our product. Below is a list of those variables that you can use to leverage these newer and experimental features:
| Environment Variable | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| OKTETO_SMART_BUILDS_ENABLED | Enables the Smart Builds feature that uses a hash of the build context to determine if an image needs to be rebuilt or can be pulled from the registry. This can accelerate build times. | false |
| OKTETO_COMPOSE_VOLUME_AFFINITY_ENABLED | Compose services mounting the same volume will be placed on the same node using Kubernetes's pod affinity. | true |
| OKTETO_KUBERNETES_TIMEOUT | Specifies the timeout while deploying. | 0 |
| OKTETO_FORCE_REMOTE | If true, the CLI will run deploy and destroy commands on the cluster instead of running them locally. | false |
| OKTETO_FOLDER | Defines the path where the Okteto folder is located. | $OKTETO_HOME/.okteto |
| OKTETO_LOCAL_REGISTRY_STORE_ENABLED | Enables the local registry credentials over the credentials stored in the cluster. | true |
| OKTETO_USE_STATIC_KUBETOKEN | Use a fixed token rather than a dynamic token for interactions with the Kubernetes API. | false |
| OKTETO_AUTOGENERATE_STIGNORE | If true, generates the .stignore file when running okteto up. | false |
| OKTETO_AUTODEPLOY | If set, forces the deployment of the development environment on okteto up. | false |
| OKTETO_COMPOSE_UPDATE_STRATEGY | Defines the update strategy that the compose must translate (it can be one of: rolling/recreate/on-delete). | N/A |
| OKTETO_DISABLE_SPINNER | If set disables the spinner rotation. | false |
| OKTETO_SYNCTHING_VERSION | Specifies the Syncthing version the CLI must use. | N/A |