Custom Resource Tags

Manage custom tags for AWS resources in DuploCloud

DuploCloud provides flexible tagging capabilities to help you organize and manage your AWS resources.

There are two primary ways to apply custom tags:

• Tenant-wide tags: Configured centrally by administrators and applied to all resources within a tenant, ensuring consistent metadata across your environment.

• Resource-specific tags: Added manually on individual resources, allowing you to customize tags for specific resource needs.

Configuring Tenant-Wide Custom Resource Tags

An administrator can define a list of custom tag keys that are allowed to be applied to AWS resources for any tenant in a DuploCloud environment. After defining these keys, specific tag values can be assigned to each tenant to apply the tags automatically across all resources within that tenant.

Defining allowed tenant-wide tag keys

Define the custom tag keys that can be assigned tenant-wide.

1. In the DuploCloud portal, navigate to Administrator -> System Settings -> System Config.

2. Click Add. The Add Config pane displays.

   

   Add Config pane
3. In the Config Type list box, select App Config.

4. In the Key list box, select Duplo Managed Tag Keys.

5. In the Value field, enter one or more Duplo tag keys, separated by semicolons. For example: Cost-Center; Company; Cost.

6. Click Submit. The tag key will appear in the System Configs list as DUPLO_CUSTOM_TAGS, indicating it was successfully added.

   

   System Configs list with DUPLO_CUSTOM_TAGS key highlighted

Assigning tag values to tenants

Assign specific values to the allowed tenant-wide tag keys for each tenant to apply these tags automatically to all resources managed under that tenant.

1. Navigate to Administrator -> Tenants.

2. Click the Tenant name in the NAME column.

3. Select the Tags tab.

4. Click Add. The Add Tenant Tag pane displays.

   

   Add Tenant Tag pane
5. Select one of the tenant-wide tag keys configured earlier (e.g., Cost-Center) in the Key list box.

6. Enter the appropriate value for this tenant in the Value field.

7. Click Save. The tag key and value will now be applied automatically to all AWS resources managed under this tenant.

Tags tab showing the cost-center tag key and its assigned value

Configuring Resource-Specific Custom Tags

Beyond tenant-wide tags, DuploCloud allows you to add custom tags directly to individual AWS resources. This lets you apply specific metadata to resources for organization, tracking, or operational needs that vary by resource.

1. Navigate to the resource’s page in the DuploCloud Portal. For example, for an RDS, navigate to Cloud Services -> Databases -> RDS, and click the RDS name in the NAME column.

2. Select the Tags tab.

3. Click Add. The Add Resource Tag pane displays.

   

   Add Resource pane
4. Enter the Key and Value for the custom tag.

5. Click Add. The custom tag is added to the resource and displayed on the Tags tab.

   

   Tags tab for the RDS

Note: Custom tags added here apply only to the specific resource and do not affect other resources in the tenant. Tenant-wide tags configured by administrators are applied automatically and managed separately.

Custom Tags Best Practices

• Avoid using the same tag keys for both tenant-wide and resource-specific tagging unless you want intentional overrides.

• Use tenant-wide tags for organization-wide or team-wide metadata (like cost-center, environment).

• Use resource-specific tags for granular control or temporary tagging (like backup-window, owner).