# Changing the session time for non cloud version loging out

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-the-session-time-for-non-cloud-version-loging-out/371496>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [December 5, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-the-session-time-for-non-cloud-version-loging-out/371496 "2024-12-05T03:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![nash3650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@nash3650](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nash3650)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-the-session-time-for-non-cloud-version-loging-out/371496/1 "2024-12-05T03:01:39Z")

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Hi, Does anyone know how I can change the logout time session to an 1hr?

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**Author:** ![xeraa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xeraa/32/48181_2.png) [@xeraa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xeraa)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-the-session-time-for-non-cloud-version-loging-out/371496/2 "2025-01-24T02:07:24Z")

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Probably the session idle timeout? That's the setting `xpack.security.session.idleTimeout: "1h"`

[Session management | Kibana Guide [8.17] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/xpack-security-session-management.html) has more details.