AWS pricing varies by region. Check AWS pricing for current rates.
Billable resources
| Resource | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ECS Service | Manages environments |
| DynamoDB Table | Stores environment state |
| S3 Bucket | Docker and image caches |
| ECR Repository | Dev container image cache (when enabled) |
| CloudWatch Logs | Runner task logs |
Baseline costs
- ECS task: Less than $8/month (covered by AWS free tier), fixed regardless of environment count
- Other services (DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch): Less than 1% of runner cost
Viewing costs in AWS Cost Explorer
Runner costs
- Open AWS Cost Explorer
- Group by Usage Type
- Filter by CloudFormation stack name (find it at Settings → Runners):
- Tag:
aws:cloudformation:stack-name - Or:
aws:ecs:clusterName
- Tag:
Environment costs
Filter by environment ID using the Name tag with valuegitpod-environment-<ID>. Find the ID via Copy ID in environment details.
EC2 instance tagging
EC2 instances inherit tags from the CloudFormation template for cost allocation and access control. Add tags:- Open your runner’s CloudFormation stack
- Select Update → Use current template
- Add tags in format
Key=Value - Complete the update
Tag changes don’t apply to the running ECS task immediately. Force a new deployment: ECS → Clusters → your cluster → Service → Update → Force new deployment.