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I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged $1,100

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461 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 14 Nov 24 06:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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forgotoldacc ◴[14 Nov 24 07:48 UTC] No.42133949[source]▶
I've been putting off digging into AWS for years now, and it's because of stories like these. There really should be a standardized training course that requires no credit card info and lets people experiment for free.

Instead they have some pencil pushers calculating that they can milk thousands here and there from "user mistakes" that can't be easily disputed, if at all. I'm sure I'm not the only person who's been deterred from their environment due to the rational fear of waking up to massive charges.

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1. mrintegrity ◴[14 Nov 24 07:55 UTC] No.42133993[source]▶
>Instead they have some pencil pushers calculating that they can milk thousands here and there from "user mistakes" that can't be easily disputed

User mistakes of this type must be a drop in the bucket for AWS and in my experience they seem more keen to avoid such issues that can cost more in damaged reputation.

AWS is not cheap, and in some cases it's incredibly expensive (egress fees), but tricking their customers into accidentally spending a couple of hundred extra is not part of their playbook.