ec2-cost-optimization.md

Ec2 Cost Optimization

Prerequisites

1. AWS CLI installed and configured (aws configure)
2. Appropriate IAM permissions for the AWS services used

Step 1: Finding stopped instances (still incurring EBS charges)

The script handles this step automatically. See ec2-cost-optimization.sh for the exact CLI commands.

Step 2: Finding unattached EBS volumes

The script handles this step automatically. See ec2-cost-optimization.sh for the exact CLI commands.

Step 3: Finding unattached Elastic IPs

The script handles this step automatically. See ec2-cost-optimization.sh for the exact CLI commands.

Step 4: Finding old snapshots (>90 days)

The script handles this step automatically. See ec2-cost-optimization.sh for the exact CLI commands.