AWS Infrastructure

Region: us-east-2 (Ohio) • Mostly Inactive

Architecture Change (Feb 2026)

Most AWS infrastructure has been decommissioned and moved to Mac mini-based cron jobs. Only 1 Lambda function remains active for SEO data updates.

98% cost reduction Better reliability Faster execution

1

Active Lambda

4

Inactive Lambda

0

Running EC2

~$0.50

Monthly Cost

✅ ACTIVE AWS Services

Lambda Functions (1 active)

seo-dashboard-update

ACTIVE

Fetches GSC + GA4 data every 30 minutes → Updates GitHub Pages

Trigger: seo-dashboard-update-trigger Rate: 30 minutes Runtime: python3.11

EventBridge Rules (1 active)

seo-dashboard-update-trigger

ENABLED

Triggers seo-dashboard-update Lambda every 30 minutes

Target: seo-dashboard-update Lambda

Secrets Manager (8 secrets - all active)

google/oauth2-kona
kona/api-keys
zoe/telegram
zoe/github
pexels/api-key
BraveSearchAPI
bird/twitter-cookies
ahrefs-api-key

⏸️ INACTIVE AWS Services

Orphaned Lambda Functions (4)

No EventBridge triggers connected - not running

ZoeUniversalPoster

Social posting (replaced by Mac mini cron)

No Trigger

ZoeSEOMonitor

Replaced by seo-dashboard-update

No Trigger

ZoeEC2Control

EC2 management (not needed)

No Trigger

ZoeMorningWake

EC2 wake (not needed)

No Trigger

Disabled EventBridge Rules (4)

Rules exist but are DISABLED - not triggering

ZoeIdleCheck

rate(1 minute) - EC2 idle monitoring

DISABLED

ZoeMorningWake

cron(55 11 * * ? *) - EC2 wake

DISABLED

ZoeSEO-KonaCoffee-Daily

cron(0 6 * * ? *) - SEO monitoring

DISABLED

ZoeUniversal-KonaCoffee-Daily

cron(0 18 * * ? *) - Social posting

DISABLED

EC2 Instance (Backup - Stopped)

i-0f7cfdb0cd410da98

STOPPED
Instance: c7i-flex.large
Zone: us-east-2c
Cost: $0 (stopped) vs $30-40/month (running)

Only used as cold backup if Mac mini fails. Bot: @zoe_lumos_bot (offline)

Cost Optimization Results

Before (Jan 2026)

$30-40

  • • EC2 running 24/7
  • • 4 Lambda invocations/day
  • • EventBridge triggers

Now (Feb 2026)

~$0.50

  • • EC2 stopped
  • • 1 Lambda (48 invocations/day)
  • • Secrets Manager only

Savings

98%

  • • $29-39/month saved
  • • $348-468/year saved
  • • Better reliability