Day 46: Set up CloudWatch Alarms and SNS Topic in AWS
Today, we will dive into the world of CloudWatch alarms and SNS topics, two powerful tools for monitoring and alerting in the AWS ecosystem. Let's get started!
Task 1: Create a CloudWatch Alarm for Billing Monitoring
In this task, we will create a CloudWatch alarm to monitor our billing and receive an email notification when it reaches a threshold of $2.
Enabling billing alerts
Open the AWS Billing console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/.
In the navigation pane, choose Billing Preferences(Left Side).
By Alert preferences choose Edit.
Choose Receive CloudWatch Billing Alerts.
Choose Save preferences.
To set up the alarm, follow these steps:
Log in to the AWS Management Console and navigate to the CloudWatch service.
Click on "Alarms" in the left-hand menu and then "Create Alarm".
Choose "Billing" as the metric namespace and select the "EstimatedCharges" metric.
click on add to graph then select matric
Set the conditions for the alarm, such as the threshold of $2 for the billing amount.
Configure the actions to be taken when the alarm state is triggered, such as sending an email notification.
Review the alarm settings and create the CloudWatch alarm.
Task 2: Delete the Billing Alarm
Once you no longer need the billing alarm, it's important to remove it from your CloudWatch configuration. Here's how you can delete the billing alarm:
Go to the CloudWatch service in the AWS Management Console.
Click on "Alarms" in the left-hand menu and find the billing alarm you created in Task 1.
Select the alarm and click on the "Actions" button.
Choose "Delete" from the dropdown menu and confirm the deletion when prompted.
By deleting unnecessary alarms, you can keep your CloudWatch environment organized and focused on the critical metrics that matter to your applications and services.
That's it for today. If you have any queries/suggestions please write in comment. See you another day with another challenge.
