<p>The duration of the session can be extended via <code>userSessionDuration</code> in your <a href="https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/config/config-settings.html#usersessionduration" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Configuration</a></p>

<pre class="lang-php prettyprint-override"><code>'userSessionDuration' =&gt; 7200
</code></pre>

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2019-03-05T12:48:02.617Z
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Robin Schambach
<p>Having to log in again every few minutes while on a local development environment significantly slows your workflow.</p>

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Yes it is but I'm not sure if you really want to remove it since you'll just lose your state and need a page refresh to login again. So it won't speed up anything
Robin Schambach
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There is a `userSessionDuration` config setting https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/config/config-settings.html#usersessionduration let me know if that helps
Robin Schambach
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Is there a way to remove the admin panel logout timer?
# Is there a way to remove the admin panel logout timer?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-05)

Having to log in again every few minutes while on a local development environment significantly slows your workflow.

**Tags:** craft3

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes it is but I'm not sure if you really want to remove it since you'll just lose your state and need a page refresh to login again. So it won't speed up anything  
> **username_1**: There is a `userSessionDuration` config setting https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/config/config-settings.html#usersessionduration let me know if that helps  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-05. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

The duration of the session can be extended via userSessionDuration in your Configuration
'userSessionDuration' => 7200


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