Similar thing here (except I was trying to be more paranoid). Tested out the free tier of Amazon, but didn't realize spinning down and spinning up would ding m

Similar thing here (except I was trying to be more paranoid). Tested out the free tier of Amazon, but didn't realize spinning down and spinning up would ding me if they were within an hour. Even know, when I use it for testing and I'm being fairly careful, I'll get a $3 bill at the end of the month. I was trying to set up alerts, but their alerts and dashboard, while I'm sure super capable, is a bit overwhelming as a new user.