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{{< /code >}}

{{< admonition type="note" >}}

In Grafana Cloud k6, the maximum allowed value for `setupTimeout` is **10 minutes** (`"600s"` or `"10m"`). If `setup()` doesn't complete within this time, the test fails before any VUs start.

{{< /admonition >}}

## Show logs

A boolean specifying whether the cloud logs are printed out to the terminal. Available in `k6 cloud run` command.
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The `setup()` function must complete within the configured [`setupTimeout`](https://grafana.com/docs/k6/<K6_VERSION>/using-k6/k6-options/reference/#setup-timeout) (default: 60 seconds). If it exceeds this timeout, the test fails before any VUs start.

In Grafana Cloud k6, `setupTimeout` has a maximum limit of 10 minutes. If your `setup()` function requires long-running operations, consider moving heavy work to an external process and passing the results to your test.

### Skip setup and teardown execution

You can skip the execution of setup and teardown stages using the options `--no-setup` and
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{{< /code >}}

{{< admonition type="note" >}}

In Grafana Cloud k6, the maximum allowed value for `setupTimeout` is **10 minutes** (`"600s"` or `"10m"`). If `setup()` doesn't complete within this time, the test fails before any VUs start.

{{< /admonition >}}

## Show logs

A boolean specifying whether the cloud logs are printed out to the terminal. Available in `k6 cloud run` command.
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The `setup()` function must complete within the configured [`setupTimeout`](https://grafana.com/docs/k6/<K6_VERSION>/using-k6/k6-options/reference/#setup-timeout) (default: 60 seconds). If it exceeds this timeout, the test fails before any VUs start.

In Grafana Cloud k6, `setupTimeout` has a maximum limit of 10 minutes. If your `setup()` function requires long-running operations, consider moving heavy work to an external process and passing the results to your test.

### Skip setup and teardown execution

You can skip the execution of setup and teardown stages using the options `--no-setup` and
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