How to set up on a Google Cloud VM instance

Install dependencies

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y tuptime

Setup tool

cd /
sudo git clone -b latest-release https://github.com/lucasbrynte/monitor-cloud-quota.git
cd monitor-cloud-quota
sudo ./setup.sh

Create symlink

sudo ln -s /monitor-cloud-quota/check_output /usr/local/bin/check_output

Run at login - visible to user

sudo sh -c 'echo '"'"'check_quota || source /monitor-cloud-quota/out_of_budget_logoff.sh'"'"' >> /etc/bash.bashrc'

Schedule cron jobs

Run

sudo crontab -e

and enter:

*/3 * * * * /monitor-cloud-quota/check_quota || python3 /monitor-cloud-quota/out_of_budget_shutdown.py
@reboot /monitor-cloud-quota/update.sh

Enable shutdown feature

In this example, a 20 hour budget is set.

Add custom metadata to VM instance:

key:

startup-script

value:

#! /bin/bash
mkdir -p /tmp/monitor-cloud-quota && echo 20 > /tmp/monitor-cloud-quota/cloud_budget_hours && chmod -R 777 /tmp/monitor-cloud-quota

Reset the timer

sudo /monitor-cloud-quota/reset_state