AWS Budget Management System

Overview

This project implements a budget management system for AWS to monitor and control AWS spending in development accounts. It utilizes AWS Budgets, AWS Config, Lambda, SNS, and SCPs to ensure spending does not exceed a predefined budget.
Comprehensive isntructions can be found in the comments of the cloudformation templates and in the Setupinstruciotns.md

Below are some helpful links to read over to help understand this project and get started.

Getting Started with AWS Budgets:Blog

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cloud-financial-management/getting-started-with-aws-budgets/

Configuring Budget Actions:Documentation

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-controls.html

Features

Budget Tracking: Set up budgets in AWS to monitor spending.
Automated Alerts: Receive alerts at 60%, 80%, 90%, and 100% of budget usage.
Resource Control: Automatically restrict resource creation when the budget limit is reached.
Monthly Reset: Scheduled automation to lift restrictions at the start of each month.

Repository Structure

/lambda_functions: Contains Lambda function scripts for managing SCPs.
/policies: Includes policy documents for SCPs and other configurations.

Setup Instructions

Step 1: Set Up AWS Budgets

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Step 2: Set Up SNS Topic

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Step 3: Create Lambda Functions

See Lambda's

Testing

Simulate Budget Alerts: Test the setup by simulating budget alerts.
Monitor Logs: Check AWS CloudWatch logs for function execution details and troubleshooting.

Additional Information

Ensure all Lambda functions have the necessary IAM permissions.
Customize the Lambda functions and SCPs according to your AWS environment needs.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project by submitting pull requests or suggesting improvements.

License

Creative Commons

tcooksey1972/budgets