What a basic cloud setup includes
A basic cloud infrastructure often includes compute, a database, storage, backups, monitoring, and security controls. Costs vary by region, size, and redundancy level.
Typical components
- Compute: CPU/RAM sized to workload.
- Database: managed or self-hosted.
- Storage: object/block storage.
- Backups: retention policy.
- Monitoring: metrics and logs.
- Security: firewall/WAF, MFA, IAM.
How to estimate
1) Define traffic and criticality
An MVP is very different from a 24/7 service.
2) Choose redundancy
High availability increases cost but reduces risk.
3) Watch hidden costs
- Data egress
- Snapshots
- Logging
FAQ
Managed or self-hosted?
Managed services reduce ops burden but can cost more.