CDK v2 Billing Alert

It the repo showing how to create a billing alarm when the threshold in the billing crossed the limit. Now it is set for 5 USD.

The code is a part of blog post on securing and optimising AWS account usage. Read on dev.to

There are several steps to achieve a calm mind regarding your expenses in the cloud:

1. Set email with SSM, like:

aws ssm put-parameter --name "/billing/email" --type "String" --value "<your email>"

2. Clone the repo and install dependencies (in Linux/macOS case)

git clone https://github.com/Grenguar/cdk-billing-alert.git
cd cdk-billing-alert
cd infra
npm i

3. If you want to change the threshold, do it in the infra/bin/infra.ts file. There is a parameter called monetaryLimit
4. Do the deployment:

npx cdk deploy