# An improved Web Terminal for apps gets you to the command line quicker
**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/t/an-improved-web-terminal-for-apps-gets-you-to-the-command-line-quicker/3361
**Category:** News and Announcements
**Created:** [April 27, 2024, 6:04am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/an-improved-web-terminal-for-apps-gets-you-to-the-command-line-quicker/3361 "2024-04-27T06:04:29Z")
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### Author:  [@jeff](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jeff)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2024, 6:04am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/an-improved-web-terminal-for-apps-gets-you-to-the-command-line-quicker/3361/1 "2024-04-27T06:04:29Z")
We’ve simplified the steps [Web Application Hosting](https://kinsta.com/application-hosting/) customers take to launch the MyKinsta Web Terminal and access the [containers](https://kinsta.com/blog/isolated-container-technology/) in which app processes are running.
The Web Terminal provides [command-line](https://kinsta.com/blog/linux-commands/) access to containers, allowing application developers to edit files and run scripts that help in application management or debugging.
Key changes in the new release of Web Terminal include:
- The terminal launches seamlessly within the [MyKinsta dashboard](https://kinsta.com/mykinsta/) instead of on a separate browser tab.
- Defining an IP “allowlist” is no longer required.
- Customers deploying applications using Dockerfiles are not required to specifically include Bash in their containers.
You can launch the Web Terminal in MyKinsta by selecting **Applications** \> _ **app name** _ \> **Web Terminal** :
An application Web Terminal associated with a web process running in MyKinsta.
You can now switch between terminals associated with different processes behind your application using a drop-down menu above the terminal window:
Selecting an alternate application process for Web Terminal access.
Above, we are about to switch to a terminal associated with a background worker process. This will disconnect the currently active web process terminal. (You can run multiple terminals simultaneously by opening MyKinsta’s Web Terminal page in separate browser tabs or windows.)
## Tips for using the Web Terminal
Here’s what to keep in mind when using the Web Terminal:
- The Web Terminal is available only when your application is deployed and running.
- Files you create within the terminal will not be available to your application unless you create them on a [persistent storage](https://kinsta.com/blog/persistent-storage/) volume associated with the app.
- Similarly, changes you make to files within the terminal will be lost during the next deployment unless those files are on persistent storage.
- There are no logs linked to Web Terminal activity.
## Take command of app development with Kinsta
An improved Web Terminal is just one of the recent enhancements rolled out for Application Hosting customers. We recently made it easier to [manage users](https://kinsta.com/changelog/paas-user-roles/) on your development team and added an “at-a-glance” view of your project’s components in a single [application diagram](https://kinsta.com/changelog/application-overview/). We’ve also made it possible to deploy applications from public Git repositories and using [Docker images](https://kinsta.com/docs/application-hosting/application-docker-images/).
If you aren’t already a Kinsta customer, browse our library of [quick-start examples](https://kinsta.com/docs/application-hosting/quick-start-examples/) to see how to deploy your favorite technologies from Git hosts like [GitHub](https://kinsta.com/docs/application-hosting/git-overview/github#authenticate-and-authorize), [GitLab](https://kinsta.com/docs/application-hosting/git-overview/deploy-gitlab#authorize-the-kinsta-gitlab-application), and [Bitbucket](https://kinsta.com/docs/application-hosting/git-overview/bitbucket#grant-access-to-the-kinsta-bitbucket-application), and then start your [free trial](https://kinsta.com/pricing/) today.
The post [An improved Web Terminal for apps gets you to the command line quicker](https://kinsta.com/changelog/improved-web-terminal/) appeared first on [Kinsta®](https://kinsta.com).
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://kinsta.com/changelog/improved-web-terminal/](https://kinsta.com/changelog/improved-web-terminal/)
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### Author:  [@jeff](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jeff)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/an-improved-web-terminal-for-apps-gets-you-to-the-command-line-quicker/3361/2 "2024-04-29T15:28:12Z")