NightOps Documentation

Welcome to NightOps — the cost optimization platform that automatically manages compute resources across cloud providers.

What is NightOps?

NightOps helps you reduce cloud costs by 40-70% on staging, development, and testing environments by automatically turning off resources during off-hours.

Key Features

• Scheduled Resource Management — Automatically turn off non-critical compute assets at night and on weekends
• Multi-Cloud Support — Manage AWS, GCP, and Azure resources from a single platform
• Slack Integration — Let your team turn resources on/off via Slack when needed
• Team Collaboration — Role-based access control for your entire team
• Safe Operations — All operations are reversible with no data loss

How It Works

┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐
│   Schedule  │────▶│  NightOps   │────▶│   Cloud     │
│   (6pm off) │     │   Engine    │     │  Resources  │
└─────────────┘     └─────────────┘     └─────────────┘
                           │
                           ▼
                    ┌─────────────┐
                    │    Slack    │
                    │  (on-demand)│
                    └─────────────┘

1. Connect your cloud providers — Deploy IAM roles for secure access
2. Scan and import assets — Discover all manageable resources
3. Create collections — Group related assets together
4. Define schedules — Set when resources should be on/off
5. NightOps handles the rest — Resources automatically stop/start on schedule
6. On-demand access — Team members can turn things on via Slack when needed

Quick Start

Get up and running in under 15 minutes:

1. Quick Start Guide — Complete setup walkthrough

Supported Providers

Provider	Services
AWS	EC2, RDS, ECS, EKS, Redshift, Auto Scaling Groups
GCP	Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Cloud Run, GKE
Azure	Virtual Machines, Azure SQL, AKS, VM Scale Sets
DigitalOcean	Droplets, Managed Databases, Kubernetes
Hetzner	Cloud Servers, Managed Databases
Custom SSH	Any server with SSH access (custom start/stop commands)

Documentation Sections

Getting Started

• Quick Start — Get up and running in 15 minutes
• Connect AWS — Deploy CloudFormation for AWS integration
• Connect GCP — Set up Workload Identity Federation
• Connect Azure — Configure federated credentials
• Scan Assets — Discover your cloud resources
• Create Collections — Group assets for management

Team Management

• Add Members — Invite your team to NightOps
• Roles & Permissions — Configure access control

Integrations

• Slack — Control resources from Slack
• Calendar — Subscribe to uptime calendars

Guides

• Schedule Examples — Common patterns with savings estimates
• Slack Overrides — Override schedules when needed

Billing

• Billing Overview — Plans and pricing
• Plans & Features — Detailed feature comparison
• Limits — Understanding resource limits
• Upgrading — Manage your subscription

Reference

• Safety Verification — How NightOps ensures safe operations

Cloud Provider Details

• AWS Services — Supported AWS services
• AWS IAM Policy — Required permissions
• GCP Services — Supported GCP services
• GCP IAM Policy — Required permissions
• Azure Services — Supported Azure services
• Azure RBAC Policy — Required permissions

Estimated Savings

Scenario	Before	After	Savings
Staging (8am-8pm weekdays)	$2,500/mo	$900/mo	64%
Development (9am-9pm weekdays)	$1,200/mo	$432/mo	64%
QA Testing (7am-7pm weekdays)	$800/mo	$264/mo	67%
Demo (8am-5pm weekdays)	$600/mo	$180/mo	70%

See Schedule Examples for detailed savings calculations.

Need Help?

• Documentation — You're in the right place
• Dashboard — app.nightops.io
• Support — support@nightops.io