Shut Down Idle Dev Servers Automatically — Stop Paying for Nothing
Dev and staging servers run nights and weekends serving nobody. Detect idle resources and shut them down automatically, waking them on demand — cloud bills drop fast.
- 1
Detect Idleness
Add a
Schedule TriggerandHTTP Requestchecking CPU/network on tagged dev resources. - 2
Shut Down the Idle
Add an
AWSnode stopping instances idle past your threshold (evenings, weekends). - 3
Enable Wake-on-Demand
Add a
Slackcommand that starts a stopped instance in one message. - 4
Report the Savings
Add a weekly note totaling the hours and money saved.
- 5
Activate and Test
Activate the workflow with a test instance. Confirm it stops when idle and wakes on request.
Frequently asked questions
What if someone's working late?
The idle check is activity-based, not clock-based — active resources never stop.
How much does this save?
Dev environments run ~168 hours a week but get used ~50 — most teams cut those costs by half.
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