Deploy on AWS EC2 with Elestio

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is Bring Your Own AWS Account (BYOAWS)?

  BYOAWS lets you connect your existing AWS account to Elestio. Instead of using Elestio's shared infrastructure, Elestio creates and manages EC2 instances directly in your AWS account. You pay AWS directly for all infrastructure costs (compute, storage, bandwidth), and Elestio charges a separate management fee for handling deployments, backups, updates, monitoring, SSL, and security hardening.

• How does BYO AWS pricing work?

  You pay two separate costs: AWS infrastructure costs billed directly by Amazon (EC2 instances, storage, bandwidth), plus an Elestio management fee calculated as $5 per vCPU + $2.50 per GB RAM + $0.025 per GB disk. For example, a 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB instance costs $22/month in Elestio management fees, plus whatever AWS charges for that EC2 instance. All your existing AWS credits, reserved instances, and savings plans apply.

• What does Elestio manage on my AWS account?

  Elestio handles the full operational stack: automated deployment of 400+ open-source tools, daily backups with snapshots, OS and software updates, SSL certificate management, 24/7 monitoring and alerting, firewall configuration, and security hardening. You keep full ownership and visibility of all resources in your AWS console.

• What AWS permissions does Elestio need?

  Elestio needs IAM credentials with permissions to manage EC2 instances, security groups, elastic IPs, EBS volumes, and snapshots. A step-by-step setup guide is available in our documentation. Elestio operates with the minimum permissions needed and does not modify your IAM policies or billing settings.

• Which AWS regions are supported?

  Elestio supports 27+ AWS EC2 regions across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Africa, and the Middle East. You can deploy in any region available in your AWS account, including US East (Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon, N. California), EU (Ireland, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Stockholm), Asia Pacific (Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai), and more.

• Can I keep my existing AWS credits and discounts?

  Yes. Since you pay AWS directly for infrastructure, all your existing credits, reserved instances, savings plans, and enterprise discount programs (EDP) apply normally. Elestio's management fee is completely separate from your AWS billing.