On-Demand Container Pricing
We track the number of running container instances per hour and bill monthly based on cumulative hourly usage. This allows you to optimize your expenditure by designing your application to scale up during peak demand or down at off-peak times.
Rates
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Small Container (1 GB RAM, 0.25 CPU) | $0.02/hour (roughly $15/month) |
| Medium Container (1-4 GB RAM, 1 CPU) | $0.04/hour (roughly $30/month) |
| Large Container (4-8 GB, 2 CPU) | $0.08/hour (roughly $60/month) |
| Containers >8 GB | Contact us |
| Shared, Managed* MySQL Database | Free |
| Other Database | Contact us |
| Network File Storage (Amazon EFS) | $0.30/GB-month |
| Block File Storage (Amazon EBS) | $0.10/GB-month |
| Consulting | $80/hour |
*Databases run in Amazon's RDS service. ITS maintains the data backups for managed databases.
Rates were based on feedback from the university community. Have feedback on the rates?
Payment
We currently accept only university Shortcodes for payment.
Free Course-Related Use
Students and faculty: Free, term-limited hosting is available for class projects, provided the class is listed on the Office of the Registrar's official schedule of classes. You can indicate this in the request form for this service; no Shortcode is required.