Background computation

Last modified: 27 June 2023

Background computation mode keeps the machine running in the above-mentioned cases.

The main reason to enable background computation is to be able to close the browser session without losing your ongoing computation progress. This is particularly important when you expect long cell execution.

Keep in mind that work with background computation on can significantly increase your resource consumption. Therefore, by default, this mode is disabled. You can select one of the following options when enabling background computation:

  • Turn off after 30 min of inactivity to enable background computation and set the machine to shut down after the kernel is in idle state for 30 minutes.

  • Turn off after 2 hours of inactivity to enable background computation and set the machine to shut down after the kernel is in idle state for 2 hours.

  • Turn off after 24 hours of inactivity to enable background computation and set the machine to shut down after the kernel is in idle state for 24 hours.

  • Never turn off to enable the mode without time restrictions. The machine keeps running even after the computation is finished or an error occurs.