# Set Queues Settings

Queues options allows to configure KubeMQ Queues defaults.

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## Flags

| Flag                                  | Type/Options | Default | Description                                                         |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| --queue-max-receive-messages-request  | int          | 1024    | Set max of sending / receiving batch of queue message               |
| --queue-max-wait-timeout-seconds      | int          | 3600    | Set max wait timeout allowed for message                            |
| --queue-max-expiration-seconds        | int          | 43200   | Set max expiration allowed for message                              |
| --queue-max-delay-seconds             | int          | 43200   | set max delay seconds allowed for message                           |
| --queue-max-requeue                   | int          | 1024    | Set max retires to receive message before discard                   |
| --queue-max-visibility-seconds        | int          | 43200   | Set max time of hold received message before returning to queue     |
| --queue-default-visibility-seconds    | int          | 60      | Set default time of hold received message before returning to queue |
| -- queue-default-wait-timeout-seconds | int          | 1       | Set default time to wait for a message in a queue                   |

## Examples

Set max delay seconds allowed to no more than one hour:

```bash
kubemqctl create cluster --queue-max-delay-seconds 3600
```

Change default of visibility to 3 minutes:

```bash
kubemqctl create cluster --queue-default-visibility-seconds 180
```

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## Values

| Value                           | Type/Options | Default | Description                                                         |
| ------------------------------- | ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| queue.maxReceiveMessagesRequest | int          | 1024    | Set max of sending / receiving batch of queue message               |
| queue.maxWaitTimeoutSeconds     | int          | 3600    | Set max wait timeout allowed for message                            |
| queue.maxExpirationSeconds      | int          | 43200   | Set max expiration allowed for message                              |
| queue.maxDelaySeconds           | int          | 43200   | set max delay seconds allowed for message                           |
| queue.maxReQueues               | int          | 1024    | Set max retires to receive message before discard                   |
| queue.maxVisibilitySeconds      | int          | 43200   | Set max time of hold received message before returning to queue     |
| queue.defaultVisibilitySeconds  | int          | 60      | Set default time of hold received message before returning to queue |
| queue.defaultWaitTimeoutSeconds | int          | 1       | Set default time to wait for a message in a queue                   |

## Examples

Set max delay seconds allowed to no more than one hour:

```bash
helm install kubemq-cluster  --set queue.maxDelaySeconds=3600 kubemq-charts/kubemq
```

Change default of visibility to 3 minutes:

```bash
helm install kubemq-cluster  --set queue.defaultVisibilitySeconds=180 kubemq-charts/kubemq
```

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## Fields

| Field                     | Type/Options | Default | Description                                                         |
| ------------------------- | ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| maxReceiveMessagesRequest | int          | 1024    | Set max of sending / receiving batch of queue message               |
| maxWaitTimeoutSeconds     | int          | 3600    | Set max wait timeout allowed for message                            |
| maxExpirationSeconds      | int          | 43200   | Set max expiration allowed for message                              |
| maxDelaySeconds           | int          | 43200   | set max delay seconds allowed for message                           |
| maxReQueues               | int          | 1024    | Set max retires to receive message before discard                   |
| maxVisibilitySeconds      | int          | 43200   | Set max time of hold received message before returning to queue     |
| defaultVisibilitySeconds  | int          | 60      | Set default time of hold received message before returning to queue |
| defaultWaitTimeoutSeconds | int          | 1       | Set default time to wait for a message in a queue                   |

## Examples

Set max delay seconds allowed to no more than one hour:

Run:

```bash
kubectl apply -f {below-yaml-file}
```

```yaml
apiVersion: core.k8s.kubemq.io/v1alpha1
kind: KubemqCluster
metadata:
  name: kubemq-cluster
  namesapce: kubemq
  labels:
    app: kubemq-cluster
spec:
  replicas: 3
  queue:
    maxDelaySeconds: 3600
```

Change default of visibility to 3 minutes:

Run:

```bash
kubectl apply -f {below-yaml-file}
```

```yaml
apiVersion: core.k8s.kubemq.io/v1alpha1
kind: KubemqCluster
metadata:
  name: kubemq-cluster
  namesapce: kubemq
  labels:
    app: kubemq-cluster
spec:
  replicas: 3
  queue:
    defaultVisibilitySeconds: 180
```

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