Abhijith C
12/12/2025, 6:08 AMvalues.yaml.
https://docs.airbyte.com/platform/understanding-airbyte/heartbeats
Questions:
1. Is it possible to configure runtime flags (like heartbeat-max-seconds-between-messages) via values.yaml in Helm v2?
2. If yes, under which section should these flags go (airbyte: vs airbyteBootloader:)?
3. If no, what is the recommended way to set these values in EKS deployment?
Thanks for clarification!kapa.ai
12/12/2025, 6:08 AMheartbeat-max-seconds-between-messages, heartbeat.failSync, destination-timeout-max-seconds, destination-timeout.failSync) via values.yaml or Helm at all.[[Heartbeats tech](https://docs.airbyte.com/platform/understanding-airbyte/heartbeats#technical-details); [Helm v2 values mapping](https://docs.airbyte.com/platform/deploying-airbyte/chart-v2-community#update-your-valuesyaml-file)] Based on the knowledge sources, there is no documented support for setting these runtime flags through Helm v2 values. 2. Because there is no documented way to map those flags into values.yaml, the docs do not specify whether they would belong under airbyte, airbyteBootloader, or any other section. So this is not defined in the available documentation. 3. The only documented way to configure these heartbeat and destination timeout settings is via the flags.yaml file itself, not through Helm.[[Heartbeats tech](https://docs.airbyte.com/platform/understanding-airbyte/heartbeats#technical-details)] The docs describe: - heartbeat-max-seconds-between-messages - heartbeat.failSync - destination-timeout-max-seconds - destination-timeout.failSync all as entries in flags.yaml, with no mention of Kubernetes- / Helm-specific overrides.[[Heartbeats tech](https://docs.airbyte.com/platform/understanding-airbyte/heartbeats#technical-details)] So, from the available documentation: - You cannot (documentedly) configure these flags via Helm v2 values.yaml. - They do not have a documented section in values.yaml. - The recommended/configured way in an EKS deployment remains editing and providing flags.yaml directly. The docs do not describe any additional EKS‑specific mechanism beyond that.