# rpk connect run

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.1/reference/rpk/rpk-connect/rpk-connect-run.md -->

Run Redpanda Connect in normal mode against a specified config file.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk connect run [command options] [arguments...]
```

## [](#example)Example

```bash
rpk connect run ./foo.yaml
```

## [](#flags)Flags

## [](#flags-2)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --log.level | - | Override the configured log level. Available values: off, error, warn, info, debug, trace |
| --set | - | Set a field (identified by a dot path) in the main configuration file. For example: metrics.type=prometheus |
| --resources, -r | - | Pull in extra resources from a file, which can be referenced by the same as resources defined in the main config. This supports glob patterns (requires quotes). |
| --chilled | - | Continue to execute a config containing linter errors (default: false). |
| --watcher, -w | - | EXPERIMENTAL: Watch config files for changes and automatically apply them (default: false). |
| --env-file, -e | - | Import environment variables from a dotenv file. |
| --templates, -t | - | EXPERIMENTAL: Import Redpanda Connect templates. This supports glob patterns (requires quotes). |
| --set | - | Set a field (identified by a dot path) in the main configuration file. For example: metrics.type=prometheus |