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kestra

Event Driven Orchestration & Scheduling Platform for Mission Critical Applications

Best fitUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Check whether this project matches your task before installing it.

What it can doskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

Review the portable capability path.

Before continuingVerify in a sandbox

Do not treat a preview pack as a proven local install.

GitHub snapshot27k stars

2.6k forks · 462 contributors

Doramagic.ai Last verification date: 2026-06-21 Verification method: source evidence, semantic profile, public page gate, and static build acceptance.

Official first step Read manual preview Source repository

Preview status · 2026-06-21

What is kestra?

Event Driven Orchestration & Scheduling Platform for Mission Critical Applications
Best fit: Users who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.
Not for: Not for users who want to skip sandbox verification or cannot accept configuration, permission, or maintenance overhead.
Capability added to an AI workflow: skill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight
First safe verification step: Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.
Verification state: source, Quick Start, and sandbox install checks are recorded as passed.
Top risk: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
Evidence base: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra, https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra#readme, Human Manual, Pitfall Log

Quick decision

Use this section to decide whether the project is worth a deeper read.

Best forUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Match the project to your task before installing it.

Capabilityskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

Event Driven Orchestration & Scheduling Platform for Mission Critical Applications

Repositorykestra-io/kestra

27k stars · 2.6k forks

What it can do

Translate the upstream project into concrete capabilities the user can judge before installing.

System Architecture & Multi-Server Topology

Related topics: Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model, Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model

Related topics: System Architecture & Multi-Server Topology, Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Frontend UI, Filters, Dashboards & Topology

Related topics: Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model, Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Related topics: System Architecture & Multi-Server Topology, Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model, Frontend UI, Filters, Dashboards & Topology

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

Sources: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra, Human Manual, Project Pack evidence, and downstream validation signals.

Community Discussion Evidence

Project-level external discussion stays visible on the detail page, not only inside the manual.

Stars27k stars

Forks2.6k forks

Contributors462 contributors

Licenseunknown

Community Discussion Evidence

12 source-linked items

Review these external discussions before using kestra with real data or production workflows. They are review inputs, not standalone proof that the project is production-ready.

01
Add bulk-replay on Flow's Executions tab
github / github_issue
02
Namespace files: filename with space collides with literal '+' → silent
github / github_issue
03
Dashboard "Executions" quick-filter: the "All" tab is empty while state
github / github_issue
04
Allow adjusting the flow template based on configuration
github / github_issue
05
[Filters] Quick interval selector doesn't fit conditional groups
github / github_issue
06
Logs chart: drag-to-select time-range brush (Grafana/GCP/PostHog style)
github / github_issue
07
v1.3.23
github / github_release
08
v1.2.22
github / github_release
09
Installation risk requires verification
GitHub / issue
10
Installation risk requires verification
GitHub / issue
11
Configuration risk requires verification
GitHub / issue
12
Configuration risk requires verification
GitHub / issue

How to start

Only source-backed commands are shown here. Verify them in an isolated environment first.

Try the prompt first

Test the workflow without installing the upstream project.

preview

Read the Human Manual

Understand inputs, outputs, limits, and failure modes.

manual

Take context to your AI host

Use the compiled assets in your preferred AI environment.

context

Run sandbox verification

Confirm install commands and rollback before using a primary environment.

verify

docker run --pull=always -it -p 8080:8080 --user=root --name kestra --restart=always -v kestra_data:/app/storage -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v /tmp:/tmp kestra/kestra:latest server local

Official start command · https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra#readme · verified: yes

Human Manual

The English page must expose the real manual, not a short placeholder.

8+ sections · Human Manual

kestra Manual

Kestra is built as a distributed orchestration platform in which a single binary can be started in several roles depending on operator needs. The CLI is partitioned into a server command (...

Open the full manual

https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra Project Manual
Table of Contents
System Architecture & Multi-Server Topology
Related Pages
Overview
Server Roles
Cluster Architecture
Storage Abstraction (Multi-Database)

System Architecture & Multi-Server Topology

Related topics: Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model, Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model

Related topics: System Architecture & Multi-Server Topology, Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Frontend UI, Filters, Dashboards & Topology

Related topics: Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model, Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Concurrency Limits, Replay & Execution Lifecycle

Related topics: System Architecture & Multi-Server Topology, Flows, Tasks, Triggers & Execution Model, Frontend UI, Filters, Dashboards & Topology

Source: https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

AI Context Pack and portable assets

After deciding to continue, take the project context into your own AI host.

Complete pack plus user-owned assets

These files are planning and verification assets for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI hosts.

Download complete pack Read Human Manual

BundleComplete Project Pack AssetAI Context Pack AssetBoundary & Risk Card AssetHuman Manual AssetPitfall Log AssetPrompt Preview AssetQuick Start EvidenceREPO_INSPECTION.json

Preflight checks

Treat this page as a planning asset, not proof that your local environment is ready.

The manual is generated from source-linked project files and Doramagic validation signals.
Community evidence warnings stay visible instead of being converted into marketing claims.
This preview remains noindex and excluded from sitemap/llms citation targets until English quality and index gates pass.
Use the upstream repository as the final authority for installation commands, license, and version-specific behavior.

Pitfall Log and verification risks

Doramagic surfaces high-risk items before users treat a candidate capability as verified.

high

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Maintenance risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v0.22.44

medium

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Configuration risk requires verification

Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: Allow adjusting the flow template based on configuration

medium

Configuration risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.0.46

medium

Configuration risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.3.20