Cost Optimization
Spot VMs
All services use Spot VMs:
- 60-91% cost savings
- Automatic migration on preemption
- Suitable for stateless workloads
Resource Right-Sizing
Minimal resource requests:
- API: 100m CPU, 256Mi RAM
- Workers: 100m CPU, 256Mi RAM
- Frontend/Docs: 50m CPU, 64Mi RAM
Regional Strategy
Single region deployment:
- us-central1 for everything
- Zonal Cloud SQL
- No cross-region traffic
Result: ~$50-100/month for production