# Check ScyllaDB configuration in Docker container, is developer mode enabled?

**URL:** <https://forum.scylladb.com/t/check-scylladb-configuration-in-docker-container-is-developer-mode-enabled/4477>\
**Category:** ScyllaDB\
**Tags:** administration, docker, logging, configuration\
**Created:** [February 11, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/check-scylladb-configuration-in-docker-container-is-developer-mode-enabled/4477 "2025-02-11T07:26:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/guy/32/9_2.png) [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/check-scylladb-configuration-in-docker-container-is-developer-mode-enabled/4477/1 "2025-02-11T07:26:26Z")

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> [**Originally from the User Slack**](https://scylladb-users.slack.com/)
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> ![Sujay_KS](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/7/798444d662bbd87d4b21baaa081b9e33c2d5663a.jpeg) **@Sujay\_KS:** hey, is there any command to check in which mode scylla is running in docker comntainer like developer mode disabled or in enabled mode, also if i had not passed this flag during docker run will developer mode will be disabled by default ?
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> ![Botond_Dénes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/873f80169aadc07303ca5e860a0fca5146ab38c6.jpeg) **@Botond\_Dénes:** One way is to check the logs, ScyllaDB will log its command-line on startup.  
> You can also check with CQL:
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> ```auto
> select value from system.config where name='developer_mode';
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> ```
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> This flag defaults to false, if you don’t pass it it will be false.
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> ![Sujay_KS](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/7/798444d662bbd87d4b21baaa081b9e33c2d5663a.jpeg) **@Sujay\_KS:** got it will check this out, Thank you very much @Botond\_Dénes  
> if I change it to true or false using cql will it work  
> I have not passed developer\_mode field, but still its set to “true”
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> ![Botond_Dénes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/873f80169aadc07303ca5e860a0fca5146ab38c6.jpeg) **@Botond\_Dénes:** Changing via CQL only works for live-update confguration items. Developer-mode is not one of those. It takes effect at startup.
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> ![Sujay_KS](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/7/798444d662bbd87d4b21baaa081b9e33c2d5663a.jpeg) **@Sujay\_KS:** okay, Thanks for the clarification
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> ![Botond_Dénes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/873f80169aadc07303ca5e860a0fca5146ab38c6.jpeg) **@Botond\_Dénes:** \> I have not passed developer\_mode field, but still its set to “true”  
> I seem to recall that our docker start scripts passes it auomatically