A job component runs a provided container image as a Kubernetes Job workload. You can use this to execute one-off tasks as part of app deployments and updates.

Because they run Kubernetes job workloads, job components are currently only supported by Kubernetes sandboxes.

If you have a use case for using jobs with other types of sandboxes please get in touch.

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Configuring a Job component

You can configure a job component to execute commands in a container image. Using variables you can reference other component images, and configure environment variables for the job.

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Using a Published Image

You can run any published Docker image.

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Using a Custom Image

You can use a custom image by referencing either a docker build or container image using variables.

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Use cases

Job components are designed to be an escape hatch to allow you to run any operational commands needed.

Common use cases include:

  • running database imports to import data for a customer install.
  • running database migrations.
  • running operational debugging commands to inspect an install.
  • deploying or provisioning custom resources not supported by other components.
  • modifying kubernetes resources, such as adding secrets.
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