---
title: How to activate Scaleway preconfigured alerts
description: Learn how to activate preconfigured alerts for your Cockpit resources using the Scaleway console.
categories:
  - observability
dates:
  validation: 2025-10-22
  posted: 2024-04-05
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'

import CustomAlertsTab from './assets/scaleway-custom-alerts-tab.webp'


This page shows you how to activate [preconfigured alerts](/cockpit/concepts/#preconfigured-alerts) for your Cockpit resources.

<Requirements />

  - 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/enable-alert-manager/#how-to-add-contacts)

## How to activate preconfigured alerts

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 to be alerted for.
      </Message>
4. Scroll to the **Alert management** section. This section allows you to manage (enable, disable, and visualize) [Scaleway preconfigured alerts](/cockpit/concepts/#preconfigured-alerts) or custom alerts.
5. From the **Preconfigured** tab, click the down arrow next to the Scaleway product of your choice to view available alerts.
6. Under the **Activation** section, tick the checkboxes next to the alerts you want to activate.
7. Click **Save changes**. A pop-up appears summarizing the number of alerts you are about to enable and the total of enabled alerts you will have after you confirm.
    <Message type="tip">
     If you have created alerting or recording rules in Grafana, the total of enabled alerts includes your Scaleway preconfigured alerts and the ones you have in Grafana.
    </Message>
8. Click **Save changes** to confirm.

  <Message type="note">
   If you have created custom alerts in Grafana, you can visualize them in the **Custom** tab.
   <Lightbox image={CustomAlertsTab} alt="" />
  </Message>

Your enabled alerts display in the **Overview** as **enabled rules**. Enabled rules include your Scaleway or custom alerts, as well as [recording rules](/cockpit/concepts/#recording-rules) you may have created in Grafana.