# rpk cluster config set

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title: rpk cluster config set
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-config-set.md -->

Set a single cluster configuration property.

This command is provided for use in scripts. For interactive editing, or bulk changes, use the `edit` and `import` commands respectively.

You may also use <key>=<value> notation for setting configuration properties:

```bash
rpk cluster config set log_retention_ms=-1
```

If an empty string is given as the value, the property is reset to its default. Use the flag `--no-confirm` to avoid the confirmation prompt.

The output returns an operation ID. Use the [`status`](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-cluster/rpk-cluster-config-status/) command to check the progress of the configuration change.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cluster config set <key> <value> [flags]
```

## [](#examples)Examples

This section provides examples of how to use `rpk cluster config set`.

### [](#set-a-single-property)Set a single property

Enable auditing

```bash
rpk cluster config set audit_enabled true
```

### [](#set-multiple-properties)Set multiple properties

Enable Iceberg with REST catalog type (use `key=value` notation)

```bash
rpk cluster config set iceberg_enabled=true iceberg_catalog_type=rest
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --no-confirm | bool | Disable confirmation prompt. |
| --timeout | duration | Maximum time to poll for operation completion before displaying operation ID for manual status checking (for example, 300ms, 1.5s, 30s). |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |

> 📝 **NOTE**
>
> Setting properties to non-number values (such as setting string values with `-`) can be problematic for some terminals due to how POSIX flags are parsed. For example, the following command may not work from some terminals:
>
> ```bash
> rpk cluster config set delete_retention_ms -1
> ```
>
> Workaround: Use `--` to disable parsing for all subsequent characters. For example:
>
> ```bash
> rpk cluster config set -- delete_retention_ms -1
> ```

## [](#suggested-reading)Suggested reading

-   [Cluster Properties](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/properties/cluster-properties/)