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title: "Discussion on \"How Reducing AWS Costs by $148 Put Our Startup at Risk\" | Hashnode"
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# [How Reducing AWS Costs by $148 Put Our Startup at Risk](https://dugresh.hashnode.dev/how-reducing-aws-costs-by-148-put-our-startup-at-risk?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

We ditched ECS Fargate for Lightsail to survive, but a hidden CloudFront setting took our login down for a week.

Feb 4 · 3 min read · dugresh.hashnode.dev  
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Co-founder at Aithro — building Studoo, Padhloo, and a suite of tools that connect people, spaces, and opportunities.Currently pursuing a Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) in Civil Engineering at IIT Kharagpur.

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