Getting started with Yandex Cloud Shell
With Cloud Shell, you can use Yandex Cloud CLI and other terminal tools without any prior setup, directly in your browser. The Cloud Shell environment provides essential cloud management tools and popular programming language SDKs.
To get started with Cloud Shell:
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Navigate to the management console and log in to Yandex Cloud, or sign up if you have not already.
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On the Yandex Cloud Billing page, make sure you have a billing account linked and it has the
ACTIVEorTRIAL_ACTIVEstatus. If you do not have a billing account, create one and link a cloud to it. -
In the management console, select Cloud Shell in the left-hand panel.
A terminal window will open: wait for the session to start and the development environment to be created.
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Use Yandex Cloud CLI commands to manage cloud resources from the terminal. For example, to list all VMs in the cloud, run this command:
yc compute instance list
For more command examples, see Getting started with the CLI. To view the full list of available commands, run the
yc --helpcommand or open the CLI reference.Note
You can run up to four parallel sessions in the terminal. To run a new session, click . Once started, a session can remain active for up to 12 hours. Inactive sessions are automatically terminated after 30 minutes of inactivity. For more on Cloud Shell limits, see Limits.
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Install the required applications using the
apttool. For example, to installpostgresql-clientfor connecting to a Yandex Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster, run this command:sudo apt update && sudo apt install --yes postgresql-clientNote
The Cloud Shell VM will be automatically stopped and deleted 15 after the last active session ends. Any system changes, including installed applications and packages, will be reset.
Troubleshooting
What should I do if the session is not created and loading does not end when I launch the terminal?
Create a new session by clicking . If the issue persists, open the management console in Incognito mode and run Cloud Shell.
If the session still cannot be created, record an HAR file while reproducing the issue. Start recording before launching the terminal. If the server response contains the No active billing accounts found error, check for an active billing account and your access permissions for it. In all other cases, create a ticket and send the HAR file to support.
What should I do if I get the No active billing accounts founderror?
You can get a code 403 error if there is no active billing account or the user has no permissions to view it.
On the Yandex Cloud Billing page, check if there is a billing account and what its status is. To use Cloud Shell, you need an account which is either ACTIVE or TRIAL_ACTIVE. If there is no billing account, create one and link a cloud to it, then try creating a session again.
If a billing account exists and is active, ask its administrator to assign to you the billing.accounts.viewer role for the billing account directly and try creating a session again.
Do not delete the auto-assigned billing.accounts.member role: you need it to have the billing account listed among accounts available to you.