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What is frugally.app?
frugally.app is a cloud cost automation platform. Connect your AWS accounts, group resources into Targets using tags, and schedule start/stop actions to cut costs automatically.
Supported AWS services: EC2, RDS, Lambda, ECS, NAT Gateway, and VPC Endpoint.
Beyond scheduling, frugally.app includes Cost Intelligence to analyse your AWS spending and Cost Guard to set budget thresholds and alerts.
What you will set up
- Connect your AWS accounts — Link frugally.app to your AWS environment
- Create Targets — Scan and group the resources you want to manage (the wizard can also suggest schedules)
- Connect Slack — Get notifications when executions run
- Run an Execution — Test your setup with a manual one-off action
- Create a Schedule — Automate start/stop on a recurring basis
Prerequisites
- A frugally.app account (sign in)
- At least one AWS account
- AWS IAM permissions to create roles and policies
- (Optional) Slack workspace admin access
Key concepts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Connection | A link between frugally.app and an AWS account via an IAM role. |
| Target | A logical group of AWS resources identified by service type, regions, and tags. |
| Execution | A one-off or scheduled action (start, stop, etc.) run against one or more Targets. |
| Schedule | A recurring rule that triggers Executions automatically on a timetable. |
Consistent tagging saves time
Tag your AWS resources consistently — for example with Environment (dev, staging, prod) or schedule:true. This makes it easy to create Targets and lets the Target Onboarding Wizard group resources for you automatically.
Ready? Let's start by connecting your AWS accounts.