AWS Free Tier

AWS Free Tier

Some Common Frequently asked questions!

1. What is the capacity of free tier? How many users it can hold.

- that entirely upon your application. We can test load balancing on that server after your application gets developed. Before that, it's difficult to answer this.


2. What will be charged after free Tier?

- for server - t2.micro instance approx $0.0146 per Hour (can change timely)

- for the database - db.t2.micro instance approx $0.026 per Hour (can change timely)

               and also it's different for various regions so can't estimate correctly.

- you can use

                  S3 calculator: https://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html

to calculate that or can ask DevOps team at that time too.

3. What region should I select?


            - You can select region according to your software's target audience. You should choose the nearest AWS region from that location. 


4. How can I know the price estimation?


            - You can use AWS Simple Monthly Calculator. This Calculator provides an estimate of usage charges for various AWS services based on certain information you provide.

S3 calculator : https://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html


5. I am charged even though 12 months are not over.


            Yes, All services that offer a free tier have limits on what you can use without being charged.




                  If used beyond the limit, then you are charged.


6. What are the backup options?

  • AMI (Amazon Machine Image)

Daily Backup of your Current Configure System

  • Database Host on RDS

  • Snapshot (RDS Backup)



                  Daily Backup of your Database ,if hosted on RDS.

7. How can I increase security of server ?

  • Least Access

  • Least Privilege

  • Configuration Management

  • Change Management

  • Audit Logs

  • Manage Security Group of Instance

8. Can I create new AWS account after 1 year and move code their ?

            Yes, we can do that.

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