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* Logs
// ** xref:logging/download-logs.adoc[Request and download logs]
// ** xref:logging/log-forwarding.adoc[Security log forwarding]
** xref:logging/query-log-analyzer.adoc[Query log analyzer]
** xref:logging/security-log-analyzer.adoc[Security log analyzer]
** xref:logging/log-forwarding.adoc[Security log forwarding]
** xref:logging/log-downloads.adoc[Download logs]

* Security
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[[aura-query-logs]]
= Security log forwarding

label:AuraDB-Enterprise[]
:page-aliases:platform/logging/log-forwarding.adoc
label:AuraDB-Business-Critical[]
label:AuraDB-Virtual-Dedicated-Cloud[]
label:AuraDS-Enterprise[]

With security log forwarding, you can stream security logs directly to a cloud project owned by your organization, in real time.

[NOTE]
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To access log forwarding, you need to have the _Project Admin_ role.
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To access *Log forwarding*:

. Navigate to the https://console.neo4j.io/[Neo4j Aura console] in your browser.
. Select *Log forwarding* from the sidebar menu.
. Navigate to *Settings* under the Project section in the sidebar.
. Select *Log forwarding*.

This will display a list of currently configured log forwarding processes for the active project.
Each configuration will show its scope (region or instance) and status (`forwarding`, `setting up` or `paused`).

If no log forwarding process is set up, a button to do so is displayed in the center of the page.
For actions related to existing configurations, use the `...` button on the right side of the row to open a menu from which the following actions can be taken:

[NOTE]
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A log forwarding process is scoped to a specific product and region combination, and limited to one for each.
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* *View configuration* - Displays the complete details of the configuration.
* *Edit* - Allows you to change the configuration.
* *Delete* - Removes the configuration.

If no log forwarding process is set up, a button to do so is displayed in the center of the page.

== Set up log forwarding

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Exhaustive instructions are provided in the wizard which appears by following the steps below.

. Navigate to the *Log forwarding* page as described above.
. Click *Create new log forwarding process*.
. Use *Configure log forwarding* and select the scope for log forwarding.
* label:AuraDB-Business-Critical[] A specific instance will have its logs forwarded.
* label:AuraDB-Virtual-Dedicated-Cloud[] All instances in the selected region will have their logs forwarded.
* label:AuraDS-Enterprise[] All instances in the selected region will have their logs forwarded.
. Follow the instructions specific to your cloud provider.

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Only one log forwarding configuration is permitted for each unique scope.
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== Output destination

Log forwarding can forward logs to the log service of the same cloud provider as the monitored instance is located in.
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