This guide documents the classic version of the AWS Wickr administration console, released before March 13, 2025. For documentation on the new AWS Wickr administration console, see [ Administration Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wickr/latest/adminguide/what-is-wickr.html).

# Configure data retention for AWS Wickr
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To configure data retention for your AWS Wickr network, you must deploy the data retention bot Docker image to a container on a host, such as a local computer or an instance in Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). After the bot is deployed, you can configure it to store data locally or in an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket. You can also configure the data retention bot to use other AWS services like AWS Secrets Manager (Secrets Manager), Amazon CloudWatch (CloudWatch), Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), and AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS). The following topics describe how to configure and run the data retention bot for your Wickr network.

**Topics**
+ [Prerequisites to configure data retention for AWS Wickr](#data-retention-prerequisites)
+ [Password for data retention bot in AWS Wickr](data-retention-password.md)
+ [Storage options for AWS Wickr network](data-retention-storage-options.md)
+ [Environment variables to configure data retention bot in AWS Wickr](data-retention-bot-env-variables.md)
+ [Secrets Manager values for AWS Wickr](data-retention-aws-secret-values.md)
+ [IAM policy to use data retention with AWS services](data-retention-aws-services.md)
+ [Start the data retention bot for your Wickr network](starting-data-retention-bot.md)
+ [Stop the data retention bot for your Wickr network](stopping-data-retention-bot.md)

## Prerequisites to configure data retention for AWS Wickr
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Before you get started, you must get the data retention bot name (labeled as **Username**) and initial password from the AWS Management Console for Wickr. You must specify both of these values the first time you start the data retention bot. You must also enable data retention in the console. For more information, see [View data retention details in AWS Wickr](view-data-retention-details.md).