AMELA
Cloud Infrastructure Operations Company — Greenfield Platform Launch Story

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Cloud's “forgot to turn it off,” automated from scratch

CloudClock is a cloud cost-optimization tool that automates scheduled start/stop of AWS EC2 servers. Just register your AWS keys and instances to stop wasteful charges at night and on weekends, with usage logs recorded automatically.

The story of launching a greenfield platform, built in-house from scratch to solve “always-on costs, manual mistakes, and untraceable operation history.”

Auto
Start/stop
-60%
Night/weekend costs
cron
Unattended execution
CloudClock3 instances
web-app-01
08:00 → 20:00 Weekdays
Running
batch-02
22:00 → 02:00 Daily
Stopped
dev-03
09:00 → 18:00 Weekdays
Running
01
CLIENT
About the client

An infrastructure operations company running many cloud servers.

A company operating many AWS environments — development, staging, production, and more. Servers tended to run nonstop, and cloud costs during unused hours had become a major burden.

Manual start/stop burdened operators and caused mistakes, so cost management needed to be systematized.

Many
Managed instances
24/365
Scheduling
2 roles
Admin/operator
BUSINESS FLOW
STEP 1
Register AWS keys
Operators register access keys
STEP 2
Schedule settings
Start/stop times per instance
STEP 3
cron runs it automatically
Auto start/stop at the set time
STEP 4
Export usage logs
Cost visibility by day/week/month
02
CHALLENGE
Design challenges to solve

Four design challenges to keep costs down.

Curb wasteful cloud costs

Servers kept running nights and weekends, so charges for idle time kept accruing.

Automate start/stop

Manual operations were error-prone, so instances were often left running.

Keep an operation history

Who operated what and when couldn't be traced, making audits difficult.

Manage many instances

The more instances grew, the more management broke down, becoming dependent on individuals.

03
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture built together

Built in-house from scratch: an always-on automated control platform.

A cloud infrastructure operations company built an automated AWS EC2 scheduling platform in-house from scratch together with Amela. AWS key management, scheduler, automated start/stop, usage logs, and role separation are unified into a single admin console.

AMELA
EXECUTION
4 months
Duration
0→1
Greenfield build
Area ①
Scheduling
Challenge
Relied on manual start/stop
Solution
Unattended scheduled execution via cron
Auto start/stop at the set time
Area ②
Cloud control
Challenge
Operations siloed and person-dependent
Solution
Centralized start/stop via AWS SDK
See status instantly on screen
Area ③
Cost visibility
Challenge
Savings are invisible
Solution
Export usage logs daily/weekly/monthly
Turn savings into reports
Area ④
Permissions & control
Challenge
Anyone could operate it — no control
Solution
Role separation for admin/operator
Govern configuration permissions
Frontend
Vue.jsBootstrapVite
Backend
LaravelPHPMySQL
Infra
AWS SDK (EC2)
04
IMPACT
The value the platform delivers

Stop what you're not using — automatically.

Cut cloud costs at night and on weekends

Auto-stop during unused hours. Minimize billable run time.

Zero forgotten shutdowns and operation errors

Runs automatically on schedule, eliminating human error.

Quantify savings with numbers

Turn downtime and savings into reports from usage logs.

Ensure operational control and auditability

A platform governed safely with role permissions and operation logs.

STAKEHOLDER
Operator
Infra team
Typically
Manual daily start/stop
With CloudClock,
Set once, runs automatically
Business impact
Greatly reduce operational load
STAKEHOLDER
Admins & management
Cost owner
Typically
Cloud costs balloon
With CloudClock,
Track savings via logs
Business impact
Continuously reduce cloud costs
DEMO

Experience CloudClock with a live, working demo.

FLAGSHIP
Instance management

Check status in the EC2 list and start/stop with one click. Manage many instances at once.

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Schedule settings

Set start/stop times and days for each instance. Verify behavior with a preview.

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Usage log & cost

Visualize downtime and cost savings daily/weekly/monthly, and export to CSV.

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