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For the future, I’m not sure if it suits you but I find you can get a far easier, cheaper, and more predictable dev and deploy experience without using somethin
by steve_adams_86 4y ago
For the future, I’m not sure if it suits you but I find you can get a far easier, cheaper, and more predictable dev and deploy experience without using something like CloudFront.
I once moved a project from AWS to Digitalocean for a small team (AWS was just all they knew, so it was what they used) and I was able to cut the monthly bill down quite a bit.
It isn’t that DO is inherently cheaper or better. It’s just dead simple so it’s easy to deploy with only what you actually need, with easy limits and visibility on what gets spun up. In some cases it’s arguably less cost efficient, but it’s really hard to mess up.
For the team I was supporting, simply having the visibility and a simple tool was worth a lot in saved time. They previously spent way too much time on AWS, and couldn’t even get the right infrastructure with the time they invested.
So, maybe something worth considering at least. Good luck with the bill! You’re certainly not alone (I got an $800 charge for a db I forgot to kill a few years ago).