che: Workspace does not open - stuck in "Loading a runtime token..."
Describe the bug
Opening a workspace doesn’t work. It is stuck in “Loading a runtime token…”.
Che version
- latest
- nightly
- other: 7.3.2
Steps to reproduce
- Go to https://www.eclipse.org/che/getting-started/
- Click “Create free account”
- Select any of the pre-defined workspace templates, e.g. angular
- After setting up your account, try to open the workspace
- Loading / Opening the workspace is stuck in “Loading a runtime token…”.
Expected behavior
Workspace should open, I assume I should see some kind of code editor.
Runtime
- kubernetes (include output of
kubectl version) - Openshift (include output of
oc version) - minikube (include output of
minikube versionandkubectl version) - minishift (include output of
minishift versionandoc version) - docker-desktop + K8S (include output of
docker versionandkubectl version) - other: https://che.openshift.io/
Screenshots

Installation method
- chectl
- che-operator
- minishift-addon
- I don’t know
Environment
- my computer
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- Cloud
- Amazon
- Azure
- GCE
- other https://che.openshift.io/
- other: please specify
Additional context
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: closed
- Created 5 years ago
- Reactions: 1
- Comments: 15 (6 by maintainers)
I use Firefox and I block 3rd party cookies. After allowing cookies from openshiftapps.com the workspace is now loading.
There should be some kind of error message indicating what the problem is. Just showing a progressbar forever is poor user experience.
BTW, the FAQ does not mention anything about openshiftapps.com
Closing since che.openshift.io EOL is March 1st The issue is not reproducible against workspaces.openshift.com
I had the same issue using Chrome. It would be helpful to have the FAQ updated when the requirements change. I added the following to my Settings for Cookies and Site Data in Chrome and it worked.