General Settings¶

StormTunnel → Settings (Cmd+,) → General tab

Startup & System¶

Setting	Description	Default
Launch at Login	Start StormTunnel automatically when you log in	Off
Show Status in Menu Bar	Display connection status and quick actions in the menu bar	On

Setting	Description	Default
Connection Timeout	Maximum wait time for SSH connections. Range: 10--120 seconds, in 10-second increments.	30s

Lower values detect failures faster but may time out on slow networks. Higher values suit unreliable connections but delay error reporting.

Setting	Description	Default
Show Stale Validation Warnings	Warn when an SSH key hasn't been validated in over 30 days	On

Setting	Description	Default
Prefer Toasts When App is Active	Show in-app toast notifications instead of system banners when the window is visible	On
Show System Notifications	Display macOS notification center banners when the app is in the background	On
Always Show Critical Errors as System Notifications	Force critical errors (auth failures, security warnings, license expiration) to system notifications regardless of app state	On
Enable Notification Sounds	Play sound effects for connection events and alerts	On

App State	Toast Pref	System Notif	Result
Active	On	On	Toast (non-critical), System + Toast (critical)
Active	On	Off	Toast only
Active	Off	On	System only
Active	Off	Off	None
Background	Any	On	System only
Background	Any	Off	None

All settings take effect immediately. No restart required.