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pages/cockpit/concepts.mdx

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paragraph: Explore Scaleway Observability concepts including metrics, logs, and alerts management through Cockpit. Learn about agents, alerting rules, Grafana integration, and data types for comprehensive monitoring.
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tags: observability alert-manager contact-points endpoint grafana loki logql prometheus promql tokens
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| Retention period | Custom metrics | Custom logs/traces | Scaleway metrics | Scaleway logs |
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| Minimum retention | 1 day | 1 days | 31 days | 1 day |
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| Maximum retention | 365 days (1 year) | 31 days | 365 days (1 year) | 31 days |
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| Minimum retention | 1 day | 1 day | 31 days | 1 day |
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| Maximum retention | 1825 days (5 years) | 1825 days (5 years) | 1825 days (5 years) | 1825 days (5 years) |
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| Default retention | 31 days | 7 days | 31 days | 7 days |
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**Starting May 1, 2025, the maximum retention period for custom and Scaleway metrics, logs and traces will be of 1825 days (5 years)**. The information on the table above will be updated accordingly.
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## Samples
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A sample is a unique measuring point on a time series.

pages/cockpit/faq.mdx

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h1: Cockpit FAQ
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Scaleway data is collected and available in Cockpit for free.
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Retention is also free as long as it stays within the default period: 31 days for metrics and 7 days for logs.
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You can [adjust the retention period](/cockpit/how-to/change-data-retention) from 1 day (for logs) or 31 days (for metrics) to 1 year. Refer to the [dedicated documentation](/cockpit/concepts/#retention) for more information on available retention periods. However, starting May 1, 2025, data stored beyond the default period will incur charges based on daily storage volume.
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Retention is also free as long as it stays within the default period: 31 days for metrics and 7 days for logs. Data stored beyond the default period will incur charges based on daily storage volume.
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You can [adjust the retention period](/cockpit/how-to/change-data-retention) from 1 day (for logs) or 31 days (for metrics) to 5 years. Refer to the [dedicated documentation](/cockpit/concepts/#retention) for more information on available retention periods.
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## How am I billed for using Cockpit with custom data?
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Sending custom data to Cockpit incurs ingestion costs.
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Retention of custom data is free within the default period: 31 days for custom metrics and 7 days for custom logs and traces. You can [adjust the retention period](/cockpit/how-to/change-data-retention) from 1 day to 1 year. However, starting May 1, 2025, data stored beyond the default period will be charged based on daily storage volume.
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Retention of custom data is free within the default period: 31 days for custom metrics and 7 days for custom logs and traces. Data stored beyond the default period will incur charges based on daily storage volume. You can [adjust the retention period](/cockpit/how-to/change-data-retention) from 1 day to 5 years.
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**Starting May 1, 2025, data retained beyond these periods will be charged** based on daily storage volume:
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**Data stored beyond the default period will incur charges based on daily storage volume**:
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- Metrics: €0.0002 per 10 million samples/day
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`retention_cost` = 2 GB x (90 - 7) x 0.002€ x 30 days = 9.96€/month
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## Why are Cockpit pricing plans being deprecated?
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From January 1st 2025, Cockpit is transitioning away from fixed pricing plans to offer you more flexibility and granularity for managing data [retention](/cockpit/concepts/#retention).
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This change allows you to tailor retention settings to your specific needs and only be charged for the volume of data you effectively store.
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Find out [how to change data retention period](/cockpit/how-to/change-data-retention/) in the dedicated documentation.
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## How do I send my own data to my Cockpit?
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If you have set up an agent, you can send your data using our [dedicated documentation](/cockpit/how-to/send-metrics-logs-to-cockpit/).

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