# How to view incoming or outgoing traffic logs for a VM instance



## Issue description {#case-description}

You need to determine the amount of traffic and its sources or destinations.

## Solution {#case-resolution}

The [customer is responsible](https://yandex.cloud/en/security/shared-responsibility) for writing flow logs and using IDS/IPS's in a VPC. We recommend popular IDS's, such as Suricata or Snort.