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Cockpit capabilities and limits

This page provides information about the capabilities and limits of Scaleway's Observability Cockpit.

Cockpit data storage information

Refer to the Cockpit FAQ to understand where Cockpit stores Scaleway and custom data.

Retention period of your data

Scaleway offers several retention periods, depending on your data types.

Find out about the available retention periods and how you are billed depending on your data types in the FAQ.

Limits for Loki

The following table provides information about Loki's limits.

ParameterDefault valueValue for the userDescription
ingestion_rate_mb44Maximum number of samples accepted in megabytes. Any further samples are rejected
max_label_name_length10241024Maximum character size for a label name
max_label_value_length20482048Maximum character size for a label value
max_label_names_per_series1515Maximum number of label names per series
max_line_size256KB256KBMaximum size for a log row
max_line_size_truncatefalsefalseNo line truncation
unordered_writestruetrueAccept out-of-order samples
max_chunks_per_query20000002000000Number of chunks that can be queried in a single request
max_query_length30d1h30d1hMaximum period over which a request can be made
cardinality_limit100000100000Cardinality limit
max_entries_limit_per_query50005000Maximum number of rows that can be returned per query
query_timeout1 minute1 minuteQuery timeout

30d1h: 30 days + 1 hour.

Limits for Mimir

The following table provides information about Mimir's limits.

ParameterDefault valueValue for the userDescription
ingestion_rate1000010000Maximum number of samples accepted per second. Any further samples are rejected
ingestion_burst_size200000200000Ability to exceed ingestion_rate for a short period of time (still undefined)
accept_ha_samplesfalsefalseHigh availability function (not supported at this time)
max_label_name_length10241024Maximum character size for a label name
max_label_value_length20482048Maximum character size for a label value
max_label_names_per_series3030Maximum number of label names per series
max_metadata_length10241024Maximum size of the metadata, in characters
max_global_series_per_user150000250000Maximum number of series in memory on the Project ID, in the last 10 minutes
max_global_series_per_metric025000Maximum number of series in memory for a metric, in the last 10 minutes
ruler_max_rules_per_rule_group2020Number of rules per rule group
ruler_max_rule_groups_per_tenant7070Number of rule groups for a Project ID
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