docs/content/codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/setting-your-timeout-period-for-codespaces.md

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Setting your timeout period for Codespaces	You can set your default timeout for {% data variables.product.prodname_codespaces %} in your personal settings page.	{% data reusables.gated-features.codespaces %}	fpt ghec * *	Codespaces	Set the timeout

A codespace will stop running after a period of inactivity. You can specify the length of this timeout period. The updated setting will apply to any newly created codespace.

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Warning: Codespaces are billed per minute. If you are not actively using a codespace but the codespace has not yet timed out, you are still billed for the time that the codespace is running. For more information, see "About billing for Codespaces."

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Setting your default timeout

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{% webui %}

{% data reusables.user_settings.access_settings %} {% data reusables.user_settings.codespaces-tab %}

1. Under "Default idle timeout", enter the time that you want, then click Save. The time must be between 5 minutes and 240 minutes (4 hours).

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{% cli %}

{% data reusables.cli.cli-learn-more %}

To set the timeout period, use the idle-timeout argument with the codespace create subcommand. Specify the time in minutes, followed by m. The time must be between 5 minutes and 240 minutes (5 hours).

gh codespace create --idle-timeout 90m

If you do not specify a timeout period when creating a codespace, then your default timeout period will be used. You cannot currently specify a default timeout period for all future codespaces through {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}.

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