VM Folder Watchdog
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Updated at August 25, 2023
This application is based on Yandex Cloud Functions. It starts and stops all Yandex Compute Cloud VM instances in a folder on a preset schedule.
Use it to shut VMs down automatically when they are not needed to save on idle resources.
Required paid resources
The cost of resources for the application includes:
- Fee for the number of function calls, computing resources allocated to executing the function, and outgoing traffic (see Yandex Cloud Functions pricing).
- Fee for standard queue requests (see Yandex Message Queue pricing).
Deploy the application
- In the management console
, select the folder where you want to deploy the application. - Select Cloud Apps.
- On the left-hand panel, select Marketplace.
- Select VM Folder Watchdog and click Use.
- Specify the following:
- Application name.
- (Optional) Application description.
- Service account with the
admin
role for the folder, or select Auto to have the service account created when installing the application. This service account will be used to create the application resources. - Folder to start and stop VM instances in.
- Schedules for VM startup and shutdown as cron expressions.
- Click Install and wait for the installation to complete.