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title: "Custom policies"
slug: "custom-policies"
updated: 2026-07-19T13:02:58Z
published: 2026-07-19T13:02:58Z
canonical: "docs.zesty.co/custom-policies"
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# Custom policies

This topic describes how to create and edit a custom policy.

### Create a custom policy

You create a custom policy by duplicating an existing built-in or custom policy in the cluster.

When creating a custom policy, all parameters need to be explicitly defined. Duplicating a policy creates a new custom policy resource. The duplicate is editable because it is a custom policy, even if the original policy was built-in.

**To create a custom policy**:

1. From the cluster, duplicate an existing built-in or custom policy.
2. (Optional) Change parameters.
3. Save the policy with a new name.

### Edit or delete a custom policy

When you edit policy parameters, those changes will affect future orchestrations. Running workloads will not be affected until the next orchestration.

You can delete a custom policy only if it is not assigned to any active workloads.

If you attempt to delete a custom policy that is assigned to workloads, the delete operation is blocked with a validation error. The error indicates how many workloads are still assigned to the policy and provides a way to view which workloads they are.

To edit or delete a policy, update the policy YAML in the cluster.