The costs of an application hosted on Azure and hidden behind Cloudflare suddenly increased to over 12k PLN a month? - the story of Troy Hunt (Haveibeenpwnd)

In the article "How I Got Pwned By My Cloud Costs", Troy Hunt shares his story about unexpected cloud expenses. He details how his cloud resources suddenly started to generate huge costs, making him realize how easy it is to lose control over one's budget in the cloud. As his project grew, unforeseen elements began to appear—services that automatically spin up or uncontrolled scripts. Troy wonders if, in an age where accessing cloud solutions is so simple, navigating costs has become harder than ever. Ultimately, the author emphasizes the importance of conscious resource management and encourages the use of monitoring tools to avoid similar traps in the future.