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pages/cockpit/faq.mdx

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Custom data refers to any metrics, logs, or traces that you manually push to Cockpit. This can include data from applications hosted at Scaleway or any other platform.
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## Where does Cockpit store data?
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### Scaleway data
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Cockpit stores Scaleway data in the same region as the Scaleway resource that produces it:
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- Metrics and logs collected from a Scaleway resource are stored in that region’s data source as **Scaleway Metrics** or **Scaleway Logs**.
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- You cannot configure a different region for where this automatically collected data is stored.
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### Custom data
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In order for Cockpit to store you custom data, you must first create a custom data source in a region of your choice. The data you send will then be stored in that custom data source’s region and will not be replicated across other regions.
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Even though data is region-bound, your Cockpit Grafana instance can query and visualize data across all regions where you have data sources.
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If you are using Scaleway’s preconfigured dashboards in Grafana, make sure you have selected the region of the resource you want to monitor using the drop-down at the top of the dashboard. This filters the dashboards to only show data from the matching regional data-source.
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## How am I billed for using Cockpit with my Scaleway data?
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Scaleway data is collected and available in Cockpit for free.
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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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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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## How am I billed for using Cockpit with custom data?

pages/cockpit/reference-content/cockpit-limitations.mdx

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This page provides information about the capabilities and limits of Scaleway's Observability Cockpit.
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## Cockpit data storage information
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### Scaleway data
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Cockpit stores Scaleway data in the same region as the Scaleway resource that produces it:
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- Metrics and logs collected from a Scaleway resource are stored in that region’s data source as **Scaleway Metrics** or **Scaleway Logs**.
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- You cannot configure a different region for where this automatically collected data is stored.
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### Custom data
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In order for Cockpit to store you custom data, you must first create a custom data source in a region of your choice. The data you send will then be stored in that custom data source’s region and will not be replicated across other regions.
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Even though data is region-bound, your Cockpit Grafana instance can query and visualize data across all regions where you have data sources.
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If you are using Scaleway’s preconfigured dashboards in Grafana, make sure you have selected the region of the resource you want to monitor using the drop-down at the top of the dashboard. This filters the dashboards to only show data from the matching regional data-source.
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## Retention period of your data
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Scaleway offers several retention periods, depending on your [data types](/cockpit/concepts/#data-types).

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