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title: conda
description: Reference for the conda config scope, which controls the creation of Conda environments by the Conda package manager.
---

# `conda`

The `conda` scope controls the creation of Conda environments by the Conda package manager.

##### `conda.cacheDir`

The path where Conda environments are stored. It should be accessible from all compute nodes when using a shared file system.

##### `conda.channels`

<ChangedInVersion version="26.04">
The default was changed to `'conda-forge,bioconda'`.
</ChangedInVersion>

The list of Conda channels that can be used to resolve Conda packages (default: `'conda-forge,bioconda'`). Channel priority decreases from left to right.

##### `conda.createOptions`

Extra command line options for the `conda create` command. See the [Conda documentation](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/commands/create.html) for more information.

##### `conda.createTimeout`

The amount of time to wait for the Conda environment to be created before failing (default: `20 min`).

##### `conda.enabled`

Execute tasks with Conda environments (default: `false`).

##### `conda.useMamba`

Use [Mamba](https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba) instead of `conda` to create Conda environments (default: `false`).

##### `conda.useMicromamba`

Use [Micromamba](https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/micromamba.html) instead of `conda` to create Conda environments (default: `false`).
