# Interface: `IKernelOptions`

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

Options to start a new kernel.


## Properties

### `id`

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

The kernel id.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts:264](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts#L264)



### `location`

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

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

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts:274](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts#L274)



### `name`

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

The kernel name.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts:269](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/kernels.ts#L269)