{"id":155,"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/local.paioclawblog.com\/openclaw-aws-deployment\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","slug":"openclaw-aws-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paioclaw.ai\/blog\/openclaw-aws-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deploy OpenClaw on AWS (Lightsail + EC2 Compared)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><p>You want OpenClaw running on AWS. Maybe your company already lives in the AWS ecosystem. Maybe you want S3 integration for skills. Maybe you just like AWS&#8217;s global infrastructure.<\/p><p>Whatever the reason, you have two paths:<\/p><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>AWS Lightsail: Simple, predictable, capped monthly cost<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>AWS EC2: Full control, complex, unpredictable billing<\/li><\/ul><p>This guide covers both. We&#8217;ll deploy OpenClaw on each, configure security properly, set up IAM roles for skills that need AWS service access, and critically talk about the bandwidth bills that AWS doesn&#8217;t warn you about until they arrive.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"decision-tree\">The Two AWS Paths: Decision Tree<\/h2><p>Before touching the AWS console, answer one question: <strong>Do you need AWS-specific integrations?<\/strong><\/p><h3>Choose Lightsail If:<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You just want OpenClaw running in AWS&#8217;s network<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You need predictable monthly costs<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You&#8217;re not using AWS services (S3, DynamoDB, etc.) heavily<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You want the simplest possible AWS deployment<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You&#8217;re okay with $5\u201315\/mo flat rate<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Lightsail = VPS with an AWS logo.<\/strong> It&#8217;s their beginner-friendly offering that competes with DigitalOcean and Linode.<\/p><h3>Choose EC2 If:<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You need deep AWS integrations (S3, Lambda, SQS, etc.)<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You want auto-scaling or load balancers<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You have compliance requirements (specific regions, encryption, audit logs)<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Your skills pull\/push significant data to S3<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You&#8217;re comfortable with AWS&#8217;s complexity and billing model<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>EC2 = Full AWS power.<\/strong> Also full AWS complexity.<\/p><h3>The Third Option: Neither<\/h3><p>If you don&#8217;t <em>need<\/em> AWS specifically, a generic VPS (DigitalOcean, Linode, Hetzner) is cheaper and simpler. And if you don&#8217;t need <em>any<\/em> infrastructure, PaioClaw exists. But you&#8217;re here for AWS, so let&#8217;s deploy.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"lightsail\">Path 1: AWS Lightsail (The Simple Route)<\/h2><p>Lightsail is AWS&#8217;s answer to &#8220;why is everything so complicated?&#8221; It&#8217;s a VPS service with flat monthly pricing and a streamlined console.<\/p><h3>Step 1: Create a Lightsail Instance<\/h3><ol><li><span>1.<\/span>Log into AWS Console \u2192 Navigate to Lightsail<\/li><li><span>2.<\/span>Click Create instance<\/li><li><span>3.<\/span>Choose instance location: pick a region close to your users (us-east-1, eu-west-1, etc.)<\/li><li><span>4.<\/span>Select platform: Linux\/Unix<\/li><li><span>5.<\/span>Select blueprint: OS Only \u2192 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/li><li><span>6.<\/span>Choose instance plan: $5\/mo (1 GB RAM), $10\/mo (2 GB RAM, recommended), or $20\/mo (4 GB RAM)<\/li><li><span>7.<\/span>Name your instance: openclaw-agent<\/li><li><span>8.<\/span>Click Create instance<\/li><\/ol><p>Takes 60 seconds to provision.<\/p><h3>Step 2: Configure SSH Access<\/h3><p>Lightsail auto-generates SSH keys. Download the default key from Account page \u2192 SSH keys tab. Save it securely on your machine.<\/p><div><pre>chmod 400 ~\/Downloads\/LightsailDefaultKey.pem\nssh -i ~\/Downloads\/LightsailDefaultKey.pem ubuntu@YOUR_INSTANCE_IP<\/pre><\/div><p>Replace YOUR_INSTANCE_IP with the public IP shown in Lightsail dashboard.<\/p><h3>Step 3: Secure Your Instance<\/h3><p>Update packages:<\/p><div><pre>sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt upgrade -y<\/pre><\/div><p>Configure firewall through Lightsail console (Networking tab): SSH (22) allowed by default; add HTTP (80) and HTTPS (443).<\/p><div><span>? Note:<\/span>Lightsail&#8217;s firewall is external to the instance. You don&#8217;t need UFW.<\/div><p>Add fail2ban for brute-force protection:<\/p><div><pre>sudo apt install fail2ban -y\nsudo systemctl enable fail2ban\nsudo systemctl start fail2ban<\/pre><\/div><h3>Step 4: Install the OpenClaw Stack<\/h3><p>Install Node.js, Git, and PM2:<\/p><div><pre>curl -fsSL https:\/\/deb.nodesource.com\/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -\nsudo apt install -y nodejs git\nsudo npm install -g pm2<\/pre><\/div><p>Clone OpenClaw and install:<\/p><div><pre>cd ~\ngit clone https:\/\/github.com\/openclaw\/openclaw.git\ncd openclaw\nnpm install\ncp .env.example .env\nnano .env<\/pre><\/div><p>Set your API keys (OpenAI\/Anthropic) and agent name. Save and exit. Then start with PM2:<\/p><div><pre>pm2 start npm --name \"openclaw\" -- start\npm2 startup\npm2 save<\/pre><\/div><h3>Step 5: Set Up Domain and SSL<\/h3><p>Install Nginx and configure a reverse proxy:<\/p><div><pre>sudo apt install nginx -y\nsudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/openclaw<\/pre><\/div><div><pre>server {\n    listen 80;\n    server_name openclaw.yourdomain.com;\n\n    location \/ {\n        proxy_pass http:\/\/localhost:3000;\n        proxy_http_version 1.1;\n        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;\n        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';\n        proxy_set_header Host $host;\n        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;\n    }\n}<\/pre><\/div><div><pre>sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/openclaw \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/\nsudo nginx -t\nsudo systemctl restart nginx\nsudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx -y\nsudo certbot --nginx -d openclaw.yourdomain.com<\/pre><\/div><p>Done. OpenClaw is live on Lightsail.<\/p><h3>Lightsail Bandwidth Limits (The Gotcha)<\/h3><p>Lightsail includes data transfer in the monthly price: $5\/mo plan = 2 TB\/month, $10\/mo = 3 TB\/month, $20\/mo = 4 TB\/month. Overage costs $0.09\/GB beyond your cap.<\/p><div><span>? Tip:<\/span>Real-world scenario: 100 GB\/day of scraping = 3 TB\/month. On the $5\/mo plan that&#8217;s 1 TB overage = $90 in surprise bandwidth. Your $5\/mo server just cost $95 that month.<\/div><p><strong>PaioClaw&#8217;s approach:<\/strong> Bandwidth is unlimited. Skills that scrape heavily don&#8217;t trigger surprise bills.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"ec2\">Path 2: AWS EC2 (The Full AWS Experience)<\/h2><p>EC2 gives you more control, more integrations, and more complexity. This is for people who need deep AWS coupling.<\/p><h3>Step 1: Launch an EC2 Instance<\/h3><ol><li><span>1.<\/span>AWS Console \u2192 EC2 \u2192 Launch Instance<\/li><li><span>2.<\/span>Name: openclaw-production<\/li><li><span>3.<\/span>AMI: Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (free tier eligible)<\/li><li><span>4.<\/span>Instance type: t3.micro (~$7.50\/mo) or t3.small (~$15\/mo, recommended)<\/li><li><span>5.<\/span>Key pair: create new or select existing SSH key<\/li><li><span>6.<\/span>Network: create security group openclaw-sg with SSH from My IP, HTTP\/HTTPS from anywhere<\/li><li><span>7.<\/span>Storage: 30 GB gp3<\/li><li><span>8.<\/span>Launch instance<\/li><\/ol><h3>Step 2: Configure Security Group Properly<\/h3><p>EC2 Console \u2192 Security Groups \u2192 openclaw-sg \u2192 Edit inbound rules. Allow SSH (22) from your IP only, HTTP (80) and HTTPS (443) from 0.0.0.0\/0, and optionally port 3000 from your IP for direct OpenClaw access.<\/p><div><span>? Note:<\/span>Don&#8217;t allow SSH from 0.0.0.0\/0 (anywhere). That&#8217;s how servers get compromised in hours.<\/div><h3>Step 3: Connect and Install OpenClaw<\/h3><div><pre>ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@YOUR_EC2_PUBLIC_IP<\/pre><\/div><p>Follow the same installation steps as Lightsail: update packages, install Node.js\/Git\/PM2, clone OpenClaw, configure .env, start with PM2, set up Nginx + SSL.<\/p><h3>Step 4: Create IAM Role for S3 Access<\/h3><p>This is where EC2 shines. If your skills need to read\/write S3, grant access through IAM roles (no hardcoded credentials).<\/p><ol><li><span>1.<\/span>IAM Console \u2192 Roles \u2192 Create role<\/li><li><span>2.<\/span>Trusted entity type: AWS service; Use case: EC2<\/li><li><span>3.<\/span>Attach AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess (read) or AmazonS3FullAccess (write), or a custom scoped policy<\/li><li><span>4.<\/span>Role name: OpenClawS3Access<\/li><li><span>5.<\/span>Attach role to instance: EC2 \u2192 Instances \u2192 Actions \u2192 Security \u2192 Modify IAM role<\/li><\/ol><p>Now your skills can access S3 without hardcoded AWS keys. Example skill code:<\/p><div><pre>const { S3Client, GetObjectCommand } = require(\"@aws-sdk\/client-s3\");\n\n\/\/ No credentials needed \u2014 uses instance IAM role automatically\nconst s3 = new S3Client({ region: \"us-east-1\" });\n\nasync function readFromS3(bucket, key) {\n  const command = new GetObjectCommand({ Bucket: bucket, Key: key });\n  const response = await s3.send(command);\n  \/\/ Process data...\n}<\/pre><\/div><p><strong>PaioClaw&#8217;s equivalent:<\/strong> Managed credential vaults. Add AWS keys once through their UI; skills use them without exposing raw keys.<\/p><h3>Step 5: Set Up CloudWatch Logging (Optional)<\/h3><div><pre>wget https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/amazoncloudwatch-agent\/ubuntu\/amd64\/latest\/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb\nsudo dpkg -i -E .\/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb\nsudo \/opt\/aws\/amazon-cloudwatch-agent\/bin\/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard<\/pre><\/div><p>Cost: CloudWatch Logs charges ~$0.50\/GB ingested. If OpenClaw is chatty, this adds up.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"comparison\">EC2 vs Lightsail: Feature Comparison<\/h2><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Pricing \u2014 Lightsail: flat monthly | EC2: pay-per-use (complex)<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Bandwidth \u2014 Lightsail: 2-4 TB included | EC2: $0.09\/GB<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Setup complexity \u2014 Lightsail: low | EC2: high<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>IAM roles \u2014 Lightsail: no | EC2: yes<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Auto-scaling &amp; Load balancers \u2014 Lightsail: no\/basic | EC2: full ALB\/NLB<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>VPC integration \u2014 Lightsail: limited | EC2: full<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Monitoring \u2014 Lightsail: basic metrics | EC2: CloudWatch (paid)<\/li><\/ul><h3>When to Use Which<\/h3><p><strong>Lightsail:<\/strong> standalone agent, no heavy AWS service usage, predictable budget, simplicity matters.<\/p><p><strong>EC2:<\/strong> skills need S3\/Lambda\/DynamoDB, enterprise compliance, auto-scaling for traffic spikes, already managing complex AWS infrastructure.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"hidden-costs\">The Hidden AWS Costs (No One Talks About)<\/h2><h3>Data Transfer Costs<\/h3><p>Lightsail: included up to your cap, then $0.09\/GB. EC2: outbound internet traffic $0.09\/GB (first 1 GB\/mo free), inter-region $0.02\/GB, inbound is free.<\/p><p>Real scenario: scraper downloads 50 GB\/day inbound (free), uploads 10 GB\/day to S3 outbound = 300 GB\/month \u00d7 $0.09 = <strong>$27\/month in bandwidth alone<\/strong>.<\/p><h3>EBS Storage Costs<\/h3><p>EC2 instances come with EBS volumes: gp3 at $0.08\/GB-month. 30 GB = $2.40\/mo, 100 GB = $8\/mo. This is in addition to instance costs.<\/p><h3>Elastic IP Costs<\/h3><p>Free while instance is running, $3.60\/month if instance is stopped but you keep the IP. Forgot to release one when testing? You&#8217;re paying for it.<\/p><h3>CloudWatch Costs<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Metrics: first 10 custom free, then $0.30\/metric\/month<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Logs: $0.50\/GB ingested, $0.03\/GB stored<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Alarms: $0.10\/alarm\/month<\/li><\/ul><h3>The Bandwidth Bill Horror Story<\/h3><p>Real example: someone deployed OpenClaw with a skill that scraped news sites every hour. Processing errors caused repeated re-fetches; error logs uploaded to S3 hit 500 GB\/month outbound. Bandwidth bill: $45 on top of a $15\/mo t3.small. Total AWS bill: $60+.<\/p><div><span>? Tip:<\/span>PaioClaw doesn&#8217;t have this problem. Managed infrastructure absorbs bandwidth costs. You pay for the service tier, not per-gigabyte.<\/div><h3>How to Avoid AWS Bill Shock<\/h3><ol><li><span>1.<\/span>Set up billing alerts (AWS Budgets) \u2014 alert at 80% of expected monthly cost<\/li><li><span>2.<\/span>Use AWS Cost Explorer for daily spend breakdown<\/li><li><span>3.<\/span>Tag resources (Project=OpenClaw) and filter by tag<\/li><li><span>4.<\/span>Monitor data transfer with CloudWatch NetworkOut alarm (&gt;100 GB\/day)<\/li><li><span>5.<\/span>Use S3 Intelligent-Tiering for skills that store data<\/li><\/ol><div><\/div><h2 id=\"security\">Security Configuration Deep Dive<\/h2><h3>Security Group Rules (Detailed)<\/h3><p>Inbound: SSH 22 from your IP only, HTTP 80 and HTTPS 443 from 0.0.0.0\/0. Outbound: all traffic to 0.0.0.0\/0 \u2014 OpenClaw needs internet access for LLM APIs, GitHub, and connected services.<\/p><div><span>? Note:<\/span>Common mistake: restricting outbound traffic. Don&#8217;t lock down outbound unless you have specific compliance requirements.<\/div><h3>IAM Role Best Practices<\/h3><p>Principle of least privilege: don&#8217;t use AmazonS3FullAccess if skills only read. Create custom policies scoped to specific buckets:<\/p><div><pre>{\n  \"Version\": \"2012-10-17\",\n  \"Statement\": [\n    {\n      \"Effect\": \"Allow\",\n      \"Action\": [\n        \"s3:GetObject\",\n        \"s3:ListBucket\"\n      ],\n      \"Resource\": [\n        \"arn:aws:s3:::my-openclaw-data\/*\",\n        \"arn:aws:s3:::my-openclaw-data\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}<\/pre><\/div><p>If a skill gets compromised, it can&#8217;t trash your entire S3 account.<\/p><h3>VPC Configuration (Advanced)<\/h3><p>For production, create a dedicated VPC (10.0.0.0\/16) with public subnet (10.0.1.0\/24), Internet Gateway, and updated route table. Isolates OpenClaw from other AWS resources and supports future expansion (private subnets for databases).<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"performance\">Performance Tuning for AWS<\/h2><h3>Instance Sizing Guidelines<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>t3.micro (1 GB RAM): testing, light usage (&lt;100 requests\/day)<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>t3.small (2 GB RAM): personal use, moderate workloads<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>t3.medium (4 GB RAM): production use, team agents<\/li><\/ul><p>Rule of thumb: start small, monitor CloudWatch memory metrics, upgrade if &gt;80% used consistently.<\/p><h3>Swap Space (EC2 Only)<\/h3><div><pre>sudo fallocate -l 2G \/swapfile\nsudo chmod 600 \/swapfile\nsudo mkswap \/swapfile\nsudo swapon \/swapfile\necho '\/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a \/etc\/fstab<\/pre><\/div><p>Prevents OOM crashes on smaller instances.<\/p><h3>EBS Optimization<\/h3><p>For I\/O-heavy skills, enable EBS optimization (default on t3.medium+) and use gp3 volumes instead of gp2 \u2014 same price, better baseline performance, configurable IOPS.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"monitoring\">Monitoring and Alerts (AWS-Specific)<\/h2><h3>CloudWatch Alarms You Should Set<\/h3><p>1. High CPU usage:<\/p><div><pre>aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm \n  --alarm-name openclaw-high-cpu \n  --metric-name CPUUtilization \n  --namespace AWS\/EC2 \n  --statistic Average \n  --period 300 \n  --threshold 80 \n  --comparison-operator GreaterThanThreshold \n  --evaluation-periods 2<\/pre><\/div><p>2. Data transfer spike (10 GB\/hour threshold):<\/p><div><pre>aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm \n  --alarm-name openclaw-bandwidth-spike \n  --metric-name NetworkOut \n  --namespace AWS\/EC2 \n  --statistic Sum \n  --period 3600 \n  --threshold 10737418240 \n  --comparison-operator GreaterThanThreshold<\/pre><\/div><p>3. Instance status check failure: built-in alarm in EC2 console \u2192 Monitoring tab \u2192 Create alarm.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"backups\">Backup Strategy for AWS<\/h2><h3>Lightsail Snapshots<\/h3><p>Manual: Lightsail console \u2192 Your instance \u2192 Snapshots tab \u2192 Create snapshot. Cost: $0.05\/GB-month (only for changed data). Automated snapshots keep 7 days of daily snapshots, free for first 20 GB.<\/p><h3>EC2 EBS Snapshots<\/h3><div><pre>aws ec2 create-snapshot \n  --volume-id vol-xxxxxxxxx \n  --description \"OpenClaw backup $(date +%Y%m%d)\"<\/pre><\/div><p>Or use AWS Backup with daily\/weekly schedules and retention policies. Cost: $0.05\/GB-month (incremental).<\/p><div><span>? Note:<\/span>PaioClaw includes automated backups with point-in-time restore. No manual snapshot management.<\/div><div><\/div><h2 id=\"cost-reality\">The Cost Reality Check<\/h2><h3>Lightsail ($10\/mo plan) \u2014 6 months<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Instance: $10\/mo \u00d7 6 = $60<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Snapshots (avg 20 GB): $1\/mo \u00d7 6 = $6<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Domain prorated: $6<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Subtotal: $72<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Bandwidth overages (1 TB \u00d7 6 months): $540<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Time: 9 hours \u00d7 $50\/hour = $450<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Grand total: $522 (no overage) or $1,062 (with overage)<\/li><\/ul><h3>EC2 (t3.small) \u2014 6 months<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Instance: $15\/mo \u00d7 6 = $90<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>EBS storage (30 GB): $14.40<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Data transfer (500 GB\/mo): $270<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>CloudWatch logs: $15<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Snapshots: $6<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Subtotal: $395.40<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Time: 9 hours \u00d7 $50\/hour = $450<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Grand total: $845.40<\/li><\/ul><h3>PaioClaw Managed Service<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Direct cost: Starts FREE<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Setup: 5 minutes = $0<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Maintenance: 0 hours = $0<\/li><\/ul><p>The reality: PaioClaw costs 1\/4 to 1\/8 of DIY AWS when you factor in time.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"when-aws\">When AWS Makes Sense vs When It Doesn&#8217;t<\/h2><h3>AWS is the right choice if:<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You&#8217;re already deep in the AWS ecosystem<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Skills need S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, or other AWS services<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You have enterprise compliance (HIPAA, SOC2) requiring AWS<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Your company has AWS credits or enterprise agreements<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You&#8217;re a developer who enjoys infrastructure<\/li><\/ul><h3>AWS is overkill if:<\/h3><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You just want an AI agent (no specific AWS requirements)<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You&#8217;re budget-conscious (hidden costs add up)<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You don&#8217;t want to manage infrastructure<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>You&#8217;re running simple personal workflows<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Bandwidth costs make you nervous<\/li><\/ul><h3>The PaioClaw Alternative<\/h3><p>PaioClaw runs on cloud infrastructure but abstracts all of this: no security group configuration, no IAM role management, no bandwidth surprise bills, no instance sizing decisions, no CloudWatch log costs, no EBS snapshot scheduling. Cloud hosting without the AWS complexity tax.<\/p><div><\/div><h2 id=\"bottom-line\">The Bottom Line<\/h2><p>You can absolutely run OpenClaw on AWS. We just showed you how \u2014 both the simple way (Lightsail) and the complex way (EC2). But ask yourself: <strong>Do you need AWS? Or do you just need OpenClaw in the cloud?<\/strong><\/p><p>The math is harsh:<\/p><ul><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>Lightsail: $10\/mo + 1 hr\/month maintenance = $60\/mo (time-valued)<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>EC2: $15\u201330\/mo + unpredictable bandwidth bills + 1\u20132 hr\/month = $80\u2013150\/mo<\/li><li><span>\u25cf<\/span>PaioClaw: Starts Free, $15\/mo + 0 maintenance = $15\/mo<\/li><\/ul><p>AWS makes sense in specific contexts. For everyone else, it&#8217;s expensive cosplay as a cloud architect. Choose accordingly.<\/p><div><span>? Tip:<\/span>Skip the AWS billing labyrinth. 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