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Re:Burnt $72k testing Firebase and Cloud Run and almost went... by howlgarnish on Thursday December 10, 2020 @09:16PM (#25381463)
This. App Engine used to offer hard spending limits, and they were removed with precisely because so many users set them up to shoot themselves in the foot at precisely the worst possible moment.
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Re:Burnt $72k testing Firebase and Cloud Run and almost went... by salmonlogs on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:51AM (#25387789)
^^ this. Hard spending limits seem great until your app/service gets super popular and you have to explain to the CEO why you were down during the exact window you needed to be serving the demand.
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