---
title: "Feature: #78695 - Set the session timeout for frontend users"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-78695"
source: "Changelog/9.0/Feature-78695-SetTheSessionTimeoutForFrontendUsers.rst"
modified: "2026-09-14T09:47:36+00:00"
---

# Feature: #78695 - Set the session timeout for frontend users

See [forge#78695](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/78695)

## Description

Previously it was possible to set the lifetime of a frontend user session via cookie,
which validated the session on the client-side, for the server-side there was only an option
for backend user sessions.

Setting the option `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE']['sessionTimeout']` is now possible
(via the Install Tool) to configure a global timeout for frontend sessions on the server-side.