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# How to Change Spinnaker's Login Session Timeout

### Introduction <a href="#introduction" id="introduction"></a>

While using Spinnaker, some users may want to extend the login sessions. The logins are controlled by a Gate property (*server.session.timeout-in-seconds*). By default the property to 3600 seconds which is an hour.

### Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

N/A

### Instructions <a href="#instructions" id="instructions"></a>

1. Edit the gate-local.yml located in the Halyard Profile config yaml (please create if it is not already created):`**.hal//profiles/gate-local.yml**`In operator, in your configuration yaml (e.g. SpinnakerService.yml) at:`**spec.spinnakerConfig.profiles.gate**` e.g.

```
spec:
  spinnakerConfig:
    profiles: 
      gate:
```

2. Add the property and the new value in seconds`***server.session.timeout-in-seconds: ***`3. Save changes and redeploy Spinnaker