# Interface: `IKernelOptions`

[@jupyterlite/kernel](../modules/jupyterlite_kernel.md).[Kernels](../modules/jupyterlite_kernel.Kernels.md).IKernelOptions

Options to start a new kernel.

## Properties

### `id`

> **`id`**: `string`

The kernel id.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts:234](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/7971e0aa/packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts#L234)

### `location`

> **`location`**: `string`

The location in the virtual filesystem from which the kernel was started.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts:244](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/7971e0aa/packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts#L244)

### `name`

> **`name`**: `string`

The kernel name.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts:239](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/7971e0aa/packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts#L239)