# Central Logging

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**Central Logging** is a prerequisite for letting integrated IONOS CLOUD products forward logs to Logging Service on your behalf. Activating it on your contract gives you region-level control over log ingestion. Activate Central Logging from the [<mark style="color:blue;">DCD</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/dcd-how-tos/central-logging.md) or the [<mark style="color:blue;">Logging API</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/api-how-tos/activate-central-logging.md). To find out which products integrate with Central Logging, contact your account manager or IONOS CLOUD Support.
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Activate Central Logging on your contract before any product can ingest logs on your behalf. The DCD provides a per-region toggle that controls this contract-level flag. For background on how Central Logging works, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Central Logging</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/overview.md#central-logging) in the overview.

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**Prerequisite:** Ensure you have the corresponding permissions to manage the Logging Service. Only contract administrators, owners, and users with **Access and manage Logging Service** privileges can activate or deactivate Central Logging. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Set User Privileges</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/dcd-how-tos/set-privileges-logging-service.md).
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## Turn on Central Logging for a Region

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### Navigate to Logging Service in the DCD

1\. In the **DCD**, go to **Menu** > **Observability** > **Logging Service**.
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### Select the Central Logging drop-down list

![Turn on Central Logging toggle in the DCD](/files/q3tp6vB33aOGnV4Tj2l4)
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### Activate Central Logging

1\. Toggle the **STATE** to activate Central Logging for the selected region. 2. In the confirmation dialog, select **Confirm**.

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**Result:** Central Logging is activated on your contract for the selected region. Supported products begin ingesting logs in that region. You can view the list of forwarding products, the activation date, and the region under **Connection Details**.
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## View connection details

Enabling logs for an integrated product displays its tag in the Central Logging view within the DCD. For information on activating Central Logging at the contract level, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Activate Central Logging for a Contract (DCD)</mark>](#activate-central-logging) or [<mark style="color:blue;">Activate Central Logging for a Contract (API)</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/api-how-tos/activate-central-logging.md).

![Enabled product for Central Logging service](/files/MoMd36nfw8qrpzUgDBPs)

## Disable Central Logging in a region

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### Select the Central Logging drop-down list

Select the **Central Logging** drop-down list.
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#### Turn off Central Logging for a Region

1\. Toggle the **STATE** to deactivate Central Logging for the selected region. 2. In the confirmation dialog, select **Confirm** .

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**Result:** Central Logging is disabled on the contract for the selected region. Central Logging stops accepting logs in that region regardless of whether products are still sending data, and the connection details are hidden.
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