Are your growing? Learn how to in one click. AWS costs deploy a cost alert Often you lose track of your AWS costs. You don’t know how much your team has used. Until next month’s bill arrives. And many times you get a surprise. The cost was much more than expected. And now it’s late to act. On the other hand, you can check your AWS consumptions regularly. You can use the AWS console for this. But it adds another task to your busy week. But there is a more efficient way to of your AWS costs. keep track A will keep you updated with current consumptions. You will receive an when costs exceed a certain level. cost alert email notification Sounds good! But how to configure it? You can deploy your with . We have defined the whole configuration in an AWS CloudFormation template. AWS cost alert one click So you can deploy it in seconds. How does this AWS cost alert work? This solution allows you to define a monthly budget for your AWS account. You define 2 levels (for example 50% and 90%) of your monthly budget). And you set 2 email addresses. Each one will receive an email when thresholds are exceeded. How to deploy the AWS Cost Alert? Now, let’s see it. how to deploy Step 1. Login to AWS Log into using credentials. This is the user that created the AWS account. AWS console root user’s You might log in using an IAM user. But make sure it has the right privileges. The IAM user must be allowed to deploy CloudFormation templates, and also AWS Budgets. Usually, IAM users don’t have these privileges. So it’s not recommended. Step 2. Create the Cost Alert Click the link below to start deploying the cost alert. Launch AWS Stack This will open a new window in your web browser. You will see the page. Scroll down and complete the following parameters: Quick create stack First, add the 2 to receive the cost alerts. Then add the (default is $100). This is the monthly cost estimated for your AWS account. And then add the 2 percentages. email addresses budget threshold Finally, click . This will deploy the alert. Create Stack The alert will be provisioned within seconds. And you will get a message. CREATE_COMPLETE That’s all. You have configured the cost alert. 👏👏👏 successfully You might also want to add more thresholds. Just deploy it again (using another name for the stack). How to update the Cost Alert? Note also that the tab shows current alert settings. You can update them using the button. Parameters Update How to remove the Cost Alert? If you want to remove the cost alert, click on the button. Delete Conclusion Creating a cost alert is the most important step to your AWS costs. It’s a good cost optimization practice. And it’s recommended that you set it up. If you can’t, with your account owner or admin. control share this
