# Web terminal

Source : https://webgune.cloud/en-us/docs/terminal-exec · Mis à jour le 2026-10-27

# Web terminal

Every service has a **built-in terminal** in the dashboard: a shell opened directly inside the running container, with no SSH or configuration.

## Opening the terminal

In the service panel, **Terminal** tab. The session opens inside the active container, in the same environment as your application: same files, same environment variables, same binaries.

## Typical use cases

```bash
# Inspect the files actually deployed
ls -la /app

# Check an environment variable
echo $DATABASE_URL

# Run a one-off migration
npx prisma migrate deploy

# Open a database client
psql $DATABASE_URL
```

## What you need to know

- The shell lives inside the container. A redeploy or a service restart closes the session, and any manual file change is lost (the redeployed image starts fresh from the build state).
- Don't edit code live: this is the classic anti-pattern. Fix it in the repository and redeploy. The terminal is for *diagnosing*, not *patching*.
- Depending on the image, the available shell may be `bash` or `sh` (Alpine images).

## Alternatives depending on your need

| Need | Suitable tool |
|--------|--------------|
| See what the application is writing | **Logs** tab ([guide](/docs/logs-monitoring)) |
| Query a project database | **Query** tab of the database service |
| Run a recurring script | A dedicated [worker](/docs/workers) |
| Diagnose a crash | [AI assistant](/docs/assistant-ia) |