name: Scaleway description: >- Vocabulary for Scaleway cloud platform APIs covering compute, Kubernetes, networking, storage, security, and AI services terminology. created: '2026-05-02' modified: '2026-05-02' terms: - term: Instance definition: >- A Scaleway virtual machine (VM) providing compute resources with configurable CPU, RAM, storage, and networking. Available in multiple commercial types including General Purpose (GP), Development (DEV), Production Optimized (PRO), and GPU types. tags: - Compute - Virtual Machine - term: Commercial Type definition: >- The instance type designation that defines CPU, RAM, and bandwidth specifications. Examples include GP1-S (general purpose small), DEV1-S (development small), PRO2-S (production optimized small). tags: - Compute - Instance - term: Zone definition: >- An availability zone within a Scaleway region providing geographic isolation. Examples include fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, pl-waw-1. Used for single-zone resource deployment. tags: - Geography - Infrastructure - term: Region definition: >- A geographic area containing multiple availability zones. Scaleway regions include fr-par (Paris), nl-ams (Amsterdam), pl-waw (Warsaw), it-mil (Milan). Used for multi-zone and regional services. tags: - Geography - Infrastructure - term: Kapsule definition: >- Scaleway's managed single-provider Kubernetes service where all nodes run on Scaleway infrastructure. Provides automated cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, and scaling. tags: - Kubernetes - Containers - term: Kosmos definition: >- Scaleway's managed multi-cloud Kubernetes service that allows running Kubernetes nodes on multiple cloud providers in addition to Scaleway. tags: - Kubernetes - Multi-cloud - term: Node Pool definition: >- A group of homogeneous worker nodes within a Kubernetes cluster sharing the same instance type, configuration, and autoscaling settings. tags: - Kubernetes - Compute - term: CNI definition: >- Container Network Interface - the networking plugin used by a Kubernetes cluster. Scaleway supports Cilium, Calico, Weave, and Flannel CNI plugins for pod networking. tags: - Kubernetes - Networking - term: Private Network definition: >- A layer-2 virtual private network for interconnecting Scaleway resources within a region without traversing the public internet. Part of Scaleway VPC. tags: - Networking - VPC - term: VPC definition: >- Virtual Private Cloud - Scaleway's overlay network providing private, isolated networking infrastructure at the regional level. Contains Private Networks. tags: - Networking - Infrastructure - term: Flexible IP definition: >- A static public IPv4 address that can be dynamically reassigned between Scaleway resources within the same zone. tags: - Networking - IP Management - term: Public Gateway definition: >- A Scaleway network gateway providing internet access, NAT, and DHCP services for resources on Private Networks that don't have public IPs. tags: - Networking - Gateway - term: Load Balancer definition: >- A managed, highly available service that distributes incoming network traffic across multiple backend servers. Supports TCP, HTTP, and HTTPS with health checks, SSL termination, and sticky sessions. tags: - Load Balancing - Networking - term: Object Storage definition: >- S3-compatible object storage service for storing and serving unstructured data such as images, videos, backups, and static web assets. tags: - Storage - S3 - term: Block Storage definition: >- Scaleway Block Storage (SBS) providing persistent, high-performance block storage volumes that can be attached to Instances. tags: - Storage - Block Storage - term: Serverless Containers definition: >- A container-as-a-service product allowing deployment of Docker containers as serverless workloads with pay-per-use pricing and automatic scaling to zero. tags: - Serverless - Containers - term: Serverless Functions definition: >- Function-as-a-service allowing deployment of individual code functions triggered by HTTP requests, CRON schedules, or messaging events. tags: - Serverless - FaaS - term: Secret Manager definition: >- A managed service for securely storing, accessing, and rotating secrets such as API keys, database passwords, and TLS certificates. Supports versioning and access policies. tags: - Security - Secrets - term: IAM definition: >- Identity and Access Management - Scaleway's authorization system for managing API keys, users, groups, applications, and permission policies across Scaleway resources. tags: - Security - Identity - term: Managed Database definition: >- A fully managed database service for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis with automated backups, failover, and maintenance. tags: - Database - PostgreSQL - MySQL - term: Generative APIs definition: >- Scaleway's managed AI inference service providing access to large language models and generative AI capabilities, compatible with the OpenAI API format. tags: - AI - Generative AI - LLM - term: Transactional Email definition: >- A managed email delivery service (TEM) for sending transactional emails from applications with tracking, domain verification, and delivery statistics. tags: - Email - Messaging - term: X-Auth-Token definition: >- The HTTP request header used for authenticating Scaleway API requests. Contains the API secret key associated with the user or service account. tags: - Authentication - Security - term: Organization definition: >- The top-level entity in Scaleway's IAM hierarchy representing a company or team. Contains projects, users, and billing. tags: - IAM - Account Management - term: Project definition: >- A logical grouping within a Scaleway organization for isolating resources, billing, and access control. Resources belong to a project. tags: - IAM - Account Management