Never Put a Pet on an AWS Spot Instance
Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour
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I got a task at my internship that sounded simple. Move one of our servers to a new AWS region, keep...
I got a task at my internship that sounded simple. Move one of our servers to a new AWS region, keep it the same as before, and spend as little money as possible.
That last part stuck with me. If you've spent any time reading about saving money on AWS, you've seen Spot instances everywhere. AWS says they can be up to 90% cheaper than normal on-demand instances. Ninety percent! I thought I'd found the easy win.
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Never Put a Pet on an AWS Spot Instance was first seen on DEV Community · Top this week on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 38 checks on 4 different days. Its best position was #28 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 13:43 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 23:43 UTC.
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#28 on DEV Community · Top this week, on Oct 29, 13:43 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 60 minutes.
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It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 4 days (38 checks) since.