HowTo: Create a billing alarm

Why?

Setting up this alarm will monitor your billing charges. It allows you to set a treshold value (e.g. $20.00). When your bill goes over $20.00, you get an email from AWS.

Steps

1. Log in to the AWS Console

2. Go to the CloudWatch service > Billing

3. Click Create Alarm

4. Select Metric > Billing > Total estimated charge > USD > Select Metric > Static > Enter a Threshold value ($10) > Next

5. Create new topic > enter email address > Create Topic > Next

6. Verify your email address by logging into your email account. Look for the email, click verify. Go back to AWS console.

7. Alarm name > Alarm Description > Next

8. Create Alarm