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How to manage lifecycle rules from the console

Reviewed on 23 November 2023Published on 27 May 2021

On the Scaleway console, you can use lifecycle rules to manually or automatically change the storage class of your objects. These rules also allow users to set expiration dates for objects and their versions.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented on this page, you must have:

  • A Scaleway account logged into the console
  • Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
  • An Object Storage bucket

How to create a lifecycle rule

  1. Click Object Storage in the Storage section of the side menu. The list of your buckets displays.

  2. Click the name of your bucket. The list of your objects displays

  3. Click Lifecycle rules.

  4. Click + Create Lifecycle rule to add a rule.

  5. Enter a name for the rule.

  6. Filter the objects you want the rule to be applied to by one or both of the following criteria:

    • Prefix: based on the object name and path. The defined rule will be applied to all objects with the same name prefix.
    • Tags: comprised of a key and an associated value. These tags should be defined prior to rule creation, for either a bucket or an object. You can add one or more tags to your filter.
Important

Lifecycle rules are limited to 500,000 jobs per day. Beyond this limit, you can transition or delete your objects manually.

How to configure transition rules

If you wish to change the storage class of two or more objects at a time, you can set up a transition rule that will automate the process.

  1. Click «Toogle Icon» Change object class to transfer the current version of the objects to a different storage class.

  2. Select the class.

  3. Click - or + to set a deadline after which your rule’s current version will be transferred to another class. You can also directly type in the number of days you wish to set for your deadline.

  4. Click Next step to proceed.

  5. Check that all settings are correct and click Create Lifecycle rule to confirm.

    A list of the lifecycle rules is displayed.

Important

Lifecycle rules only allow the following transitions:

  • Standard -> Onezone IA
  • Standard -> Glacier
  • Onezone IA -> Glacier

Refer to this documentation to manually change the storage class of your objects.

How to configure expiration rules

If you wish to delete an object after a set number of days, you can set up an expiration rule that will automate the process.

  1. Click «Toogle Icon» Delete after expiration to define when the current version of your objects will be deleted.

  2. Click - or +, or type in the exact amount of days after the rule’s creation you want the current version to be deleted.

  3. Click Next step to proceed.

  4. Check that all settings are correct and click Create Lifecycle rule to confirm.

    A list of the lifecycle rules is displayed.

How to disable a lifecycle rule

  1. Click Object Storage in the Storage section of the side menu. A list of your buckets displays.

  2. Click the name of your bucket.

  3. Click the Lifecycle rules tab. A list of your rules is displayed.

  4. Click «See more Icon» next to the rule name.

  5. Click Disable. A confirmation window pops up.

  6. Click Disable lifecycle rule if you wish to pursue the action.

    Once disabled, the lifecycle rule remains listed and can be enabled again. Click «See more Icon» > Activate to do so.

If you wish to permanently delete a rule, click «See more Icon» > Delete.

See also
How to enable bucket versioningHow to monitor your consumption
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