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Re:Burnt $72k testing Firebase and Cloud Run and almost went... by dathinab on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:28PM (#25380751)
(By now) GCP documentation says billing alerts can be late by days. Yes days not just hours. Totally crazy.

EDIT:

Link (see blue info box a a bit below the anchor on which the page is opened):

https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/notify#cap_disa...

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Re:Burnt $72k testing Firebase and Cloud Run and almost went... by donmcronald on Thursday December 10, 2020 @09:14PM (#25381453)
> Recommendation: If you have a hard funds limit, set your maximum budget below your available funds to account for billing delays.

But if 1,000,000% lower doesn't work ($7 vs $70k) then...?

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