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* feat(nats): add doc for nats produc * fix(menu): fix * fix(nats): cleanup * Update pages/nats/how-to/monitor-nats-cockpit.mdx * Update pages/nats/how-to/monitor-nats-cockpit.mdx * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Néda <[email protected]> * fix(nats): review comments * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Benedikt Rollik <[email protected]> * fix(nats): correct pricing --------- Co-authored-by: Néda <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Benedikt Rollik <[email protected]>
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‎menu/navigation.json‎

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"label": "Jobs",
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"slug": "serverless-jobs"
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{
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"items": [
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{
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"label": "Overview",
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"slug": "../nats"
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},
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{
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"label": "Concepts",
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"slug": "concepts"
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},
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{
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"label": "Quickstart",
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"slug": "quickstart"
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},
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{
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"label": "FAQ",
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"slug": "faq"
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},
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{
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"items": [
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{
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"label": "Create a NATS account",
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"slug": "create-account"
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},
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{
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"label": "Create NATS credentials",
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"slug": "create-credentials"
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},
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{
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"label": "Manage NATS credentials",
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"slug": "manage-credentials"
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},
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{
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"label": "Monitor NATS with Cockpit",
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"slug": "monitor-nats-cockpit"
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},
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{
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"label": "Delete a NATS account",
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"slug": "delete-account"
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}
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],
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"label": "How to",
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"slug": "how-to"
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},
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"items": [
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{
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"label": "NATS API Reference",
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"slug": "https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/messaging-and-queuing/nats-api/"
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},
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{
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"label": "Using the NATS CLI",
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"slug": "nats-cli"
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}
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],
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"label": "API/CLI",
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"slug": "api-cli"
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"label": "NATS overview",
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"slug": "nats-overview"
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"label": "Limitations",
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"slug": "limitations"
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}
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],
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"label": "Additional Content",
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"slug": "reference-content"
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}
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],
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"label": "NATS",
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"slug": "nats"
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title: NATS - API/CLI Documentation
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description: NATS API/CLI Documentation
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content:
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h1: NATS - API/CLI Documentation
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paragraph: NATS API/CLI Documentation
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title: Using the NATS CLI
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description: This page explains how to use the NATS CLI with Scaleway NATS
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content:
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h1: Using the NATS CLI
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paragraph: This page explains how to use the NATS CLI with Scaleway NATS
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tags: messaging nats cli
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categories:
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- messaging
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validation: 2024-10-18
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posted: 2023-01-20
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---
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The NATS CLI (`nats`) is the official NATS tool for managing your NATS resources. It allows you to simply create and manage your streams, consumers and more.
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Check out the official [NATS CLI documentation](https://docs.nats.io/using-nats/nats-tools/nats_cli/) for installation instructions, examples and more.
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<Message type="tip">
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You can also configure Scaleway NATS with the Terraform/OpenTofu NATS Jetstream provider using our [dedicated tutorial](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/scaleway/scaleway/latest/docs/guides/mnq_with_nats_terraform_provider).
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</Message>
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This page shows you how to get started with some basic actions via the NATS CLI.
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<Macro id="requirements" />
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- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
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- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
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- A Scaleway [NATS account](/nats/how-to/create-account)
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- NATS [credentials](/nats/how-to/create-credentials/) downloaded to your machine
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## Installing the NATS CLI
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Follow instructions from the [official NATS documentation](https://docs.nats.io/using-nats/nats-tools/nats_cli#installing-nats). The installation process may differ depending on your operating system.
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## Define a context
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To simplify your interactions with NATS hosted on Scaleway, we recommend that you use [contexts](https://docs.nats.io/using-nats/nats-tools/nats_cli#nats-contexts). A context is a named configuration that stores the settings (such as credentials, URLs and certificates) required to connect to NATS. By creating a context, you will not need to specify your server and credentials with each new request.
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### Create a context
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The example below creates a context named `scaleway`.
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- Replace `{Scaleway NATS URL}` with the URL of your NATS account (find this in the console on your NATS account **Overview** tab).
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- Replace `{path to your creds file}` with the path to the location where you [downloaded your `.creds` file](/nats/how-to/create-credentials/).
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```bash
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nats context save scaleway --server={Scaleway NATS URL} --creds={path to your creds file}
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### Use the saved context
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Enter the following command to select the `scaleway` context for use:
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## Create a stream
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To create a [stream](/nats/concepts/#stream), use the command `nats stream add` and follow the CLI guidelines.
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<Message type="important">
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- Scaleway NATS does not support in-memory streams: choose `File` as storage backend.
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- Some [system limits](/nats/reference-content/limitations/) may apply by default.
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- If you choose a `Retention Policy` other than `Work Queue` you will be billed for the messages stored and retained.
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You can connect to your stream using code, developer tools or the NATS CLI (for testing purposes only).
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## NATS cheat sheet
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Use the `nats cheat` command to get a list of all possible commands.
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Below we provide a summary of some useful commands.
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### General
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| Action | Command |
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| Show a specific section of cheats | `nats cheat pub` |
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### Messaging
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| Action | Command |
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| Publish message from STDIN | `echo "hello world" \| nats pub destination.subject` |
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| Publish 100 messages with a random body of 100 - 1000 characters | `nats cheat --sections``nats pub destination.subject "{{ Random 100 1000 }}" -H Count:{{ Count }} --count 100` |
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| Publish message from STDINReceive new messages received with the subject ORDERS.new | `nats sub ORDERS.new` |
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| Show a list of streams | `nats stream list` |
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| Get message `12345` in stream `ORDERS` | `nats stream get ORDERS 12345` |
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description: Understand the core concepts of Scaleway NATS. Explore fundamental principles for efficient message handling and service optimization.
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paragraph: Understand the core concepts of Scaleway NATS. Explore fundamental principles for efficient message handling and service optimization.
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## Credentials
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Credentials give services and platforms access to Scaleway NATS, enabling them to connect to the host system. NATS credentials give full read-write-manage access to your NATS message broker. See the documentation on [how to create credentials](/nats/how-to/create-credentials/) for full details.
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## Message broker
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A message broker is a piece of software that allows applications, systems and services to communicate with each other and send/receive data. It facilitates the exchange of information by receiving messages from a producer, and transmitting them to a consumer. Scaleway NATS is a message broker tool based on the NATS messaging system.
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## Message volume
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Previously, Scaleway Messaging and Queuing was a single product that grouped together three different messaging protocols. It has now been split into three distinct products: [NATS](#scaleway-nats), [Queues](/queues/), and [Topics and Events](/topics-and-events/).
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## NATS account
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## NATS messaging system
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The **N**eural **A**utonomic **T**ransport **S**ystem, or [NATS](https://nats.io/), is a distributed messaging system, designed to be lightweight and high-performance. Fully open-source, it is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and has more than 40 client language implementations.
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This is the primary messaging model for NATS, sometimes abbreviated to "pub/sub". The key feature of publish/subscribe is that the publisher does not send messages to defined recipients. Instead, subscribers define the types of message they are interested in, and only receive messages matching their criteria. The publisher sends the message without knowing exactly who will receive it.
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## What is Scaleway NATS?
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Scaleway NATS is a managed messaging service that leverages the open-source [NATS messaging system](/nats/concepts/#nats-messaging-system) to enable seamless communication between distributed applications and microservices. It allows you to implement your messaging streams without the hassle of managing the infrastructure, scaling or updates.
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