scaleway · nerda-codes · Oct 20, 2025 · Oct 22, 2025 · Oct 23, 2025
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn how to activate preconfigured alerts for your Cockpit resourc
 categories:
   - observability
 dates:
-  validation: 2025-07-29
+  validation: 2025-10-22
   posted: 2024-04-05
 ---
 import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This page shows you how to activate [preconfigured alerts](/cockpit/concepts/#pr
   - A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
   - [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
   - [Enabled](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/) the alert manager
-  - [Added contacts](/cockpit/how-to/add-contact-points/)
+  - [Added contacts](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/#how-to-add-contacts/)
 
 ## How to activate preconfigured alerts
 

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-title: How to enable the alert manager
-description: Learn how to enable Scaleway's regionalized alert manager and add contacts to configure alert notifications for your resources.
+title: How to configure the alert manager
+description: Learn how to configure the Scaleway regionalized alert manager and add contacts to receive alert notifications for your resources.
 categories:
   - observability
 dates:
-  validation: 2025-07-29
+  validation: 2025-10-22
   posted: 2024-04-05
 ---
 import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'
 
 
-This page shows you how to enable Scaleway's regionalized alert manager, and add notification contacts that will be notified when your alerts are triggered, using the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/).
+This page shows you how to enable Scaleway's regionalized alert manager, add and manage contacts that will be notified when your alerts are triggered, using the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/).
 
-You can [add](/cockpit/how-to/add-contact-points/) or manage contacts at any time to ensure the right people are notified when alerts fire.
+You can add or manage contacts at any time to ensure the right people are notified when alerts fire.
 
 <Requirements />
 
@@ -40,6 +40,47 @@ Enabling Scaleway's regionalized alert manager allows you configure preconfigure
 6. Enter an email address, then click **+ Add email** and **Add contacts**. Your email address displays in the **Contacts** section, and by default, the **Resolved notifications** box is ticked. This means that you will receive notifications for resolved alerts.
 7. Optionally, click **Skip for now** if you do not want to add contacts yet.
     <Message type="note">
-     You are prompted to create contacts when enabling the alert manager for the first time, or when re-enabling it after disabling. However, you can also [add](/cockpit/how-to/add-contact-points/) or manage them independently from the alert manager configuration at any time.
+     You are prompted to create contacts when enabling the alert manager for the first time, or when re-enabling it after disabling. However, you can also add or manage them independently from the alert manager configuration at any time.
     </Message>
 
+## How to add contacts
+
+
+1. Click **Cockpit** in the **Monitoring** section of the [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu. The **Cockpit** overview page displays.
+2. Click the **Alerts** tab.
+3. Click the **Region** drop-down and select the desired region.
+    <Message type="important">
+     Make sure that you select the same region as the [data sources](/cockpit/concepts/#data-sources) you want your contacts to be alerted for.
+    </Message>
+4. Click **Add email** in the **Contacts** section. A pop-up displays.
+5. Enter an email address, then click **+ Add email**. Your email address displays and by default, the **Resolved notifications** checkbox is ticked. This means that you will receive notifications for resolved alerts.
+6. Optionally, enter another email and click **+ Add email** to add another contact.
+7. Click **Add contacts** to confirm. The email addresses appears in the list of your contacts.
+
+Refer to the dedicated documentation to find out how to manage your contacts.
+
+## How to manage contacts
+
+1. Click **Cockpit** in the **Monitoring** section of the [console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu. The **Cockpit** overview page displays.
+2. Click the **Alerts** tab.
+3. Click the **Region** drop-down and select the desired region.
+    <Message type="important">
+     Make sure that you select the same region as the [data sources](/cockpit/concepts/#data-sources) you want your contacts to be alerted for.
+    </Message>
+4. Scroll to the **Contacts** section and:
+  - click **Send test alert** to ensure that your alerts are sent to your contacts. You **must have [activated preconfigured alerts](/cockpit/how-to/activate-managed-alerts/)** beforehand.
+  - clear the checkbox under **Resolved notifications** to **stop receiving resolved notifications**.
+  - click the trash icon next to the contact you wish to **delete**, then click **Delete contact** to confirm.
+    <Message type="important">
+     The contact you delete will no longer receive alerts. If this is your only configured contact, alert notifications will stop until you add a new contact.
+    </Message>
+
+## Advanced configuration
+
+    <Message type="important">
+     Make sure that you use the Scaleway alert manager if you follow the Grafana documentation below
+    </Message>
+
+- Find out how to configure templates and customize your alert notification messages in the [dedicated Grafana documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/fundamentals/templates/)
+
+- Find out how to configure notification policies in the [dedicated Grafana documentation](http://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/configure-notifications/)
@@ -19,32 +19,28 @@ export const cockpitMenu = {
     {
       items: [
         {
-          label: 'Retrieve your Grafana credentials',
-          slug: 'retrieve-grafana-credentials',
-        },
-        {
-          label: 'Create a token',
-          slug: 'create-token',
+          label: 'Configure the alert manager',
+          slug: 'enable-alert-manager',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Enable the alert manager',
-          slug: 'enable-alert-manager',
+          label: 'Activate Scaleway preconfigured alerts',
+          slug: 'activate-managed-alerts',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Create and push traces',
-          slug: 'activate-push-traces',
+          label: 'Configure alerts for Scaleway resources',
+          slug: 'configure-alerts-for-scw-resources',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Activate Scaleway preconfigured alerts',
-          slug: 'activate-managed-alerts',
+          label: 'Retrieve your Grafana credentials',
+          slug: 'retrieve-grafana-credentials',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Manage contacts',
-          slug: 'add-contact-points',
+          label: 'Create a token',
+          slug: 'create-token',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Configure alerts for Scaleway resources',
-          slug: 'configure-alerts-for-scw-resources',
+          label: 'Create and push traces',
+          slug: 'activate-push-traces',
         },
         {
           label: 'Access Grafana and preconfigured dashboards',

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Cockpit capabilities and limits
 description: Discover the capabilities and limits of Cockpit, including retention periods, Loki and Mimir limits, and product integrations for comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and management efficiency.
 tags: observability cockpit retention metrics logs
 dates:
-  validation: 2025-08-28
+  validation: 2025-10-22
   posted: 2023-09-05
 ---
 
@@ -62,45 +62,49 @@ The following table provides information about [Mimir](/cockpit/concepts/#mimir)
 
 The following table provides details about the products that are integrated into Cockpit. This means that you can have metrics and/or logs and/or alerts in your Cockpit for the products mentioned below.
 
+Some Scaleway resources provide preconfigured alerts to notify you of any abnormal behavior. Refer to the **Alert management** section in the **Alerts tab** of the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/cockpit/) to find out which Scaleway resources have integrated alerts.
+
 **Sending metrics and logs using an external path is a billable feature**. As such, any additional data that you may push yourself will be billed, even if you send data from Scaleway products that are **integrated into Cockpit**. Refer to the [product pricing](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/managed-services/#cockpit) for more information.
 
-| **Product Name**           | **Metrics**     | **Logs**        | **Alerts**      |
-|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-| CPU & GPU Instances        | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Managed Inference          | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
-| Generative APIs            | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Elastic Metal              | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Apple silicon              | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Kubernetes Kapsule         | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | **Integrated**  |
-| Kubernetes Kosmos          | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | **Integrated**  |
-| Container Registry         | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Serverless Containers      | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
-| Serverless Functions       | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
-| Serverless Jobs            | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
-| NATS                       | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Queues                     | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Topics and Events          | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Block Storage              | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Object Storage             | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
-| Database RDB PostgreSQL    | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | **Integrated**  |
-| Database RDB MySQL         | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | **Integrated**  |
-| Serverless SQL Database    | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | **Integrated**  |
-| Redis                      | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | **Integrated**  |
-| MongoDB                    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Data Lab (Apache Spark)    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Clickhouse                 | Planned         | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Private Networks           | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Public Gateways            | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
-| Load Balancers             | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
-| Domains and DNS            | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Edge Services              | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Transactional Email        | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| IoT Hub                    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Web Hosting                | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Cockpit                    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Audit Trail                | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| IAM                        | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Secret Manager             | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
-| Key Manager                | Not integrated  | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| **Product Name**           | **Metrics**     | **Logs**        |
+|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| CPU & GPU Instances        | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Managed Inference          | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Generative APIs            | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Elastic Metal              | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| Apple silicon              | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| Kubernetes Kapsule         | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Kubernetes Kosmos          | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Container Registry         | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| Serverless Containers      | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Serverless Functions       | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Serverless Jobs            | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| NATS                       | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Queues                     | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Topics and Events          | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Block Storage              | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Object Storage             | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Database RDB PostgreSQL    | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Database RDB MySQL         | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Serverless SQL Database    | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Redis                      | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| MongoDB                    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Data Lab (Apache Spark)    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Clickhouse                 | Planned         | Not integrated  |
+| Private Networks           | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Public Gateways            | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Load Balancers             | **Integrated*** | **Integrated*** |
+| Domains and DNS            | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| Edge Services              | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Transactional Email        | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| IoT Hub                    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Web Hosting                | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| Cockpit                    | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Audit Trail                | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| IAM                        | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+| Secret Manager             | **Integrated*** | Not integrated  |
+| Key Manager                | Not integrated  | Not integrated  |
+
+
 
 *: Including data and dashboards
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This page shows you how to configure alerts for Scaleway Serverless Containers u
   - Scaleway resources you can monitor
   - [Created Grafana credentials](/cockpit/how-to/retrieve-grafana-credentials/) with the **Editor** role
   - [Enabled](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/) the alert manager
-  - [Created](/cockpit/how-to/add-contact-points/) at least one contact point
+  - [Added](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/#how-to-add-contacts) at least one contact in the Scaleway console or contact points in Grafana
   - Selected the **Scaleway Alerting** alert manager in Grafana
 
 1. [Log in to Grafana](/cockpit/how-to/access-grafana-and-managed-dashboards/) using your credentials.

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This page shows you how to configure alerts for Scaleway Serverless Functions us
   - Scaleway resources you can monitor
   - [Created Grafana credentials](/cockpit/how-to/retrieve-grafana-credentials/) with the **Editor** role
   - [Enabled](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/) the alert manager
-  - [Created](/cockpit/how-to/add-contact-points/) at least one contact point
+  - [Added](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/#how-to-add-contacts) at least one contact in the Scaleway console or contact points in Grafana
   - Selected the **Scaleway Alerting** alert manager in Grafana
 
 1. [Log in to Grafana](/cockpit/how-to/access-grafana-and-managed-dashboards/) using your credentials.

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This page shows you how to configure alerts for Scaleway Serverless Jobs using S
   - Scaleway resources you can monitor
   - [Created Grafana credentials](/cockpit/how-to/retrieve-grafana-credentials/) with the **Editor** role
   - [Enabled](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/) the alert manager
-  - [Added](/cockpit/how-to/add-contact-points/) at least one contact in the Scaleway console or contact points in Grafana
+  - [Added](/cockpit/how-to/enable-alert-manager/#how-to-add-contacts) at least one contact in the Scaleway console or contact points in Grafana
   - Selected the **Scaleway Alerting** alert manager in Grafana
 
 1. [Log in to Grafana](/cockpit/how-to/access-grafana-and-managed-dashboards/) using your credentials.