How to set alarms, schedules and auto-shuthdowns to avoid extra charges with Genymotion PaaS/Device image?

Source: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004292678-How-to-set-alarms-schedules-and-auto-shuthdowns-to-avoid-extra-charges-with-Genymotion-PaaS-Device-image

Published: 2026-05-31

Keywords: Genymotion PaaS, Device image, AWS, GCP, Cloud Monitoring, auto-shutdown, CloudWatch

Document ID: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004292678-How-to-set-alarms-schedules-and-auto-shuthdowns-to-avoid-extra-charges-with-Genymotion-PaaS-Device-image#split1

Forgetting to shutdown an instance is a common cause of extra charges, yet it is possible to avoid that by setting alarms, reminders or auto-shutdowns.

AWS

Use the CloudWatch service to set alarms. For more information, refer to Amazon CloudWatch.

GCP

It is possible to stop the instances on schedule. Please refer to Save money by stopping and starting Compute Engine instances on schedule.

Alibaba

It is possible to set alarms via Cloud Monitoring. For details and instructions, please refer to Cloud Monitoring - Manage alarms.

Azure

Use the auto-shutdown feature: in the Virtual Machine details, go to Operations > Auto-shutdown.