# Cloud Inventory

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###  **What are the features of Cloud Inventory?**

**CloudInventory** allows you to synchronize cloud resources from multiple providers directly into GLPI, providing a centralized view of your infrastructure, regardless of the platform.

* Real-time discovery
* Scheduled synchronization via cron
* Manual synchronization (one-shot)
* Complete view of your cloud instances thanks to CloudInstance
* Possible connection with dynamic inventory
* Visualization of API data
* Dashboard with overview
* Integration with asset rules
* Rights management for precise control

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### **How do I install and configure Cloud Inventory?**

A procedure is [available here](/doc-plugins/plugin-glpi-network/cloudinventory.md) to guide you through the implementation of Cloud Inventory.

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### **Which providers and assets are supported?**

* **OVHcloud**
  * Public Cloud Instances
  * VPS (Virtual Private Servers)
  * Dedicated Servers (Bare Metal)
* **Scaleway**
  * Compute Instances (Virtual Machines)
  * Bare Metal Servers
  * Apple Silicon Instances
* **Amazon Web Services (AWS)**
  * EC2 Instances (Elastic Compute Cloud)
* **Microsoft Azure**
  * Virtual Machines
* **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)**
  * Google Compute Engine (Virtual Machines)
* **Alibaba Cloud**
  * Elastic Compute Service (ECS)

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### **How do I retrieve my provider's credentials?**

This depends on your provider. We invite you to consult the setup [procedure ](/doc-plugins/plugin-glpi-network/cloudinventory.md#providers-credentials)for more information on how to retrieve your provider's credentials.

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### **How to run a discovery?**

Once your provider is added and configured, you will have the option to manually run a discovery. It is also possible to set up a cron job to enable automatic discovery.

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### **What tasks are available?**

Several tasks are available from GLPI to automatically synchronize your Cloud instances. For each provider, there are one or more dedicated tasks. These tasks are available. Go to **`Setup`** > **`Automatic Actions`**, enter **`Cloud`** in the search box to display all actions related to Cloud Inventory.

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### **How does the search work?**

From a GLPI asset, in the search box, you can filter the search by Cloud Inventory criteria (instance name, instance ID, etc.).

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### **How do the dashboards work?**

A dashboard is available by default to display useful information updated in real time. It is of course possible to modify the table or add new ones. Go to **`Administration`** > **`Cloud inventory`**.

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### **Can asset rules be linked to CloudInventory?**

It is entirely possible to link rules to your Cloud instances. From **`Administration`** > **`Rules`** > **`Business rules for hardware`**, a list of Cloud Inventory-specific rules is available to simplify your automations.


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