Global Configuration
Some context specific settings can be configured in a global configuration file, which defaults to ~/.skaffold/config. Options can be configured globally or for specific Kubernetes contexts. Context name matching supports regex, e.g.: .*-cluster.*-regex.*-test.*
The options are:
| Option | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
default-repo |
string | The image registry where built artifact images are published (see image name rewriting). |
multi-level-repo |
boolean | If true, do not replace ‘.’ and ‘/’ with ‘_’ in image name. |
debug-helpers-registry |
string | The image registry where debug support images are retrieved (see debugging). |
insecure-registries |
list of strings | A list of image registries that may be accessed without TLS. |
k3d-disable-load |
boolean | If true, do not use k3d import image to load images locally. |
kind-disable-load |
boolean | If true, do not use kind load to load images locally. |
local-cluster |
boolean | If true, do not try to push images after building. By default, contexts with names docker-for-desktop, docker-desktop, or minikube are treated as local. |
update-check |
boolean | Check for a more recent version of Skaffold. |
collect-metrics |
boolean | Collect anonymized usage data. |
For example, to treat any context as local by default:
skaffold config set --global local-cluster true
This will create a global configuration file at ~/.skaffold/config with local-cluster set to true.
global:
local-cluster: true
kubeContexts: []
Last modified May 2, 2025: chore: 2.16 release (#9807) (7912f7ef)