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stage: Verify
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group: Runner
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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type: reference
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---
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# Interactive web terminals **(FREE)**
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/50144) in GitLab 11.3.
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Interactive web terminals give the user access to a terminal in GitLab for
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running one-off commands for their CI pipeline. You can think of it like a method for
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debugging with SSH, but done directly from the job page. Since this is giving the user
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shell access to the environment where [GitLab Runner](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/)
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is deployed, some [security precautions](../../administration/integration/terminal.md#security) were
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taken to protect the users.
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NOTE:
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[Shared runners on GitLab.com](../runners/index.md) do not
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provide an interactive web terminal. Follow
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[this issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24674) for progress on
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adding support. For groups and projects hosted on GitLab.com, interactive web
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terminals are available when using your own group or project runner.
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## Configuration
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Two things need to be configured for the interactive web terminal to work:
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- The runner needs to have
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[`[session_server]` configured properly](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html#the-session_server-section)
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- If you are using a reverse proxy with your GitLab instance, web terminals need to be
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[enabled](../../administration/integration/terminal.md#enabling-and-disabling-terminal-support)
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### Partial support for Helm chart
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Interactive web terminals are partially supported in `gitlab-runner` Helm chart.
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They are enabled when:
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- The number of replica is one
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- You use the `loadBalancer` service
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Support for fixing these limitations is tracked in the following issues:
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- [Support of more than one replica](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab-runner/-/issues/323)
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- [Support of more service types](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab-runner/-/issues/324)
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## Debugging a running job
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NOTE:
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Not all executors are
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[supported](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/#compatibility-chart).
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NOTE:
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The `docker` executor does not keep running
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after the build script is finished. At that point, the terminal automatically
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disconnects and does not wait for the user to finish. Follow
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[this issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/3605) for updates on
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improving this behavior.
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Sometimes, when a job is running, things don't go as you would expect, and it
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would be helpful if one can have a shell to aid debugging. When a job is
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running, on the right panel you can see a button `debug` that opens the terminal
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for the current job.
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When selected, a new tab opens to the terminal page where you can access
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the terminal and type commands like in a standard shell.
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If you have the terminal open and the job has finished with its tasks, the
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terminal blocks the job from finishing for the duration configured in
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[`[session_server].session_timeout`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html#the-session_server-section) until you
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close the terminal window.
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## Interactive web terminals for the Web IDE
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To run interactive web terminals for the Web IDE, see [Web IDE](../../user/project/web_ide/index.md).
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