exceeding data transfer limits on free tier
i’m up to 4.85gb / 5gb with only a few days of the month remaining, never got an email about getting this close despite the pricing page suggesting emails get sent when close. rough math suggests i'll exceed the 5gb limit in the next 24 hours
happy to pay for extra usage, but i don’t need the full $19 per month launch tier resource allocation, i barely use the free limits other than data transfer. is there a pay as you go option available at all?
also was this data transfer limit added recently? it's the first time i've seen it in the billing page, and it's not documented in the plan details, only under docs -> usage metrics, which i only found by looking at the aug 2nd changelog that outlined this change.
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flat-fuchsia•15mo ago
Hey!
never got an email about getting this close despite the pricing page suggesting emails get sent when close.Thanks for flagging this. We'll take a look into it
is there a pay as you go option available at all?Currently our pricing plans include a certain amount of resources that you consume
also was this data transfer limit added recentlyIt was enforced recently, yes.
It's not documented in the plan details, only under docs -> usage metricsThis is definitely something we should include. Thank you for pointing it out
i barely use the free limits other than data transferDo you mind sharing more details about your use case? Also what's your tech stack. Perhaps it's possible to architect your app in a way that fits within the free tier limits e.g. adding caching so you skip querying the database could be a good option
stormy-goldOP•15mo ago
use case is pretty mild, i think it's just the amount of traffic, about 5m requests in the last 30 days and i'd guess most of those make a database query.
the most used endpoint fetches from two different stores, the neon db and another db. i have the endpoint cached with cache control headers but it does need to update somewhat regularly, so i could probably wrap the neon db call in unstable_cache i suppose, as that portion doesn't need to update often
It was enforced recently, yes.this is probably the main thing then, i wasn't aware there was egress limits at all, let alone any not being enforced. i'll keep monitoring the limit (just ticked over to 4.86 gb) and if i can't make it to sunday without exceeding it, i'll upgrade plan thanks for the response 🙂
flat-fuchsia•15mo ago
That should do it
No problem! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or run into issues. Thank you for taking the time to reach out. It's highly appreciated.
stormy-goldOP•15mo ago
is there a way to see historic data transfer usage? invoices just have a $0 service_fee instead of a breakdown of usage
would probably give me an idea of how close i was to hitting the limit previously, if at all
flat-fuchsia•15mo ago
Unfortunately this functionality is available only for paid users