# rpk registry mode set

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.1/reference/rpk/rpk-registry/rpk-registry-mode-set.md -->

Set the mode Schema Registry runs in.

Running this command with no subject sets the global mode for Schema Registry. Alternatively, use the `--global` flag to set the global mode for Schema Registry at the same time as per-subject modes.

Acceptable mode values:

-   `READONLY`

-   `READWRITE`


## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk registry mode set [SUBJECT...] [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --global | - | Set the global schema registry mode in addition to subject modes. |
| -h, --help | - | Help for set. |
| --mode | string | Schema registry mode to set. Acceptable values: READONLY, READWRITE (case insensitive). |
| --format | string | Output format: json,yaml,text,wide,help. Default: text. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |

## [](#examples)Examples

Set the global schema registry mode to `READONLY`:

```bash
rpk registry mode set --mode READONLY
```

Set the schema registry mode to `READWRITE` in subjects `<subject-1>` and `<subject-2>`:

```bash
rpk registry mode set <subject-1> <subject-2> --mode READWRITE
```

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