Simple Log Service:Manage a project

Console

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click Create Project.

2. Configure the project:

   1. Region: Select an appropriate Alibaba Cloud region based on your log sources. After you create a project, you cannot change the region where the project resides or migrate the project to another region. If you want to collect logs from an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance, we recommend that you select the region where the instance resides. This way, Simple Log Service can use the internal network of Alibaba Cloud to accelerate log collection.

   2. Project Name: The name must be globally unique within Alibaba Cloud and cannot be changed after the project is created.

   3. You can keep the default values for other configurations.

API

CreateProject - Create a project.

Console

Enable the recycle bin feature

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the target project.

2. On the Project page, check the status in Project Overview - Basic Information - Project Recycle Bin. If the feature is not enabled, click Enable.

API

Modify the recycleBinEnabled parameter in the UpdateProject - Update a project API operation.

Console

1. Pre-deletion cleanup

   • No linked instances:

     • When you enable the log analysis feature for Alibaba Cloud services, such as elastic computing, storage, security, and database services, projects and Logstores are automatically created in the Simple Log Service console. If you no longer need the logs from these cloud services, disable the log analysis feature in the respective product consoles. Make sure that the project is not associated with other Alibaba Cloud services.

   • Billing dependencies: If the project is under a paid plan (such as storage plan or provisioned instance), unsubscribe or release associated resources before deletion.

2. Deletion process

   1. Back up important data (optional)

      • Logstore data backup: If the project contains log data that needs to be retained, export it in advance using the download logs feature of Simple Log Service.

      • Configuration backup: Record key configurations such as project name, storage capacity, and access control to prevent information loss after deletion.

   • Execute project deletion

     • In the Projects list, click Delete for the target project.

     • In the Delete Project panel, enter the project name, select a reason for deletion, and then click OK.

       Warning

       After you delete a project, all logs stored in the project and the configurations of the project are deleted and cannot be restored. Proceed with caution.

     • Confirm the operation: Read the prompt and enter the project name again to confirm.

3. If the target project has the recycle bin feature enabled, you can view it in the Recycle Bin Projects section of the Projects list. Projects in the recycle bin are retained for 7 days by default, during which time you can choose to restore or permanently delete them.

API

DeleteProject - Delete a specified project.

Console

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the target project.

2. On the Project page, in Project Overview - Basic Information - Resource Quotas, click Manage. In the Resource Quotas panel, adjust the quota for the target resource, and then click Save to submit the request. The modification request takes about 1 hour to complete.

Console

Enable transfer acceleration

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the target project.

2. On the Project page, in Project Overview - Endpoint - Acceleration Endpoint, click Enable. Read the prompt in the dialog box, and then click Modify.

3. After enabling transfer acceleration, you can improve transfer speed when using Logtail for log collection and when executing data transformation tasks.

API

1. First, use PutProjectTransferAcceleration.

2. To benefit from acceleration, you must configure the endpoint as the acceleration endpoint in subsequent operations. API access to acceleration endpoints is supported only over HTTP or HTTPS. Other protocols such as Kafka and gRPC are not supported. In scenarios where transfer acceleration is not needed, we recommend using regular endpoints to reduce transfer costs.

       /**
            * In this example, the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret are obtained from environment variables.
            */String accessId = System.getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID");
           String accessKey = System.getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET");
           /**
            * The Simple Log Service endpoint. Specify an acceleration endpoint.
            */String endpoint = "log-global.aliyuncs.com";
           /**
            * Create a Simple Log Service client.
            */static Client client = new Client(host, accessId, accessKey);

Console

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the target project.

2. Hover over Resource Group ID in Project Overview - Resource Group Information on the Project page, click Modify, and select a resource group.

API

ChangeResourceGroup - Modify a resource group.

Console

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the target project.

2. On the Project page, click Edit in Project Overview - Tags, and configure tags in the Edit Tags panel.

API

TagResources - Attach tags.

Console

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the target project.

2. Hover over Custom Domain Name in Project Overview - Basic Information on the Project page, click Configure. In the Configure Custom Domain Name panel, configure the domain name and then click Bind.

3. In the Cloud DNS console, create a CNAME record for the domain binding to take effect. For Record Value, enter the Public Endpoint from Project Overview - Basic Information - Endpoints on the Project page. For detailed operations, see CNAME record.

API

CreateDomain - Create a custom domain name.

Console

1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the target project.

2. On the Service Logs page of the Project page, click Enable Detailed Logs. In the Modify Service Log Configuration panel, select the service logs you want to enable and the project where the service logs will be stored.

   • Detailed Logs: Complete operation logs, billed based on usage.

   • Important Logs: Metering, consumer group delay, and Logtail heartbeat logs, free of charge.

   • Job Operational Logs: Running logs of data import, Scheduled SQL, and shipping tasks, free of charge.

   • Log Storage Location: Select an existing project or automatically create a project for storage.