<p>My free tier account uses 30ish GB for in a VM, and I am getting a warning that I am approaching the GB limit (which I am), since day one.</p>

<p>For me, although I'm not a native speaker, the  <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/free/?awsf.Free%20Tier%20Types=categories%2312monthsfree" rel="nofollow noreferrer">description</a> ...</p>

<pre><code>STORAGE &amp; CONTENT DELIVERY   
Amazon Elastic Block Storage
30 GB

any combination of General Purpose (SSD) or Magnetic

Persistent, durable, low-latency block-level storage volumes for EC2 
instances
</code></pre>

<p>...also seems pretty straightforward: 30 GB for your volumes for your instances. 
Summed up, not "per".</p>

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Thanks, I guess this has to be the case because I cant find any other explanation for this
AguThadeus
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AnoE
<p>There is no EC2 under always free tier, only under 12 months free tier.</p>

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Yes I know, sorry if I was unclear, I am currently 3 months in (using the 1 year free trial) that's why i am surprised I have started accumulating costs this early
AguThadeus
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I guess 30GB is overall EBS under free tier, but then it's not clear, why you weren't charged for the first months.
oryades
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<p>I have an issue with amazon free tier account, I have deployed two EC2 instances (1 linux and 1 windows) on amazon each having 30GB of storage which is permissible under free tier, these instances are continuously running 24/7 so that they are always available,what I don't understand is that starting last month I have had charges to my account for exceeding cloud storage usage that have left me confused.</p>

<p>I have read details on <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/free" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Free Tier</a> more than 5 times but I still can't understand what I'm doing wrong, checked the Cost Explorer, the only thing that comes to mind is perhaps the 30GB is applied universally for all instances but I am not sure as I don't know how my account usage is calculated. I have tried contacting support assistant but I am yet to receive any response from them.</p>

<p>I would really appreciate if someone helped set some things straight because I have hit a wall with this one.</p>

<amazon-web-services><amazon-ec2><billing>
Why does amazon charge for free tier usage?
AguThadeus
# Why does amazon charge for free tier usage?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-19)

I have an issue with amazon free tier account, I have deployed two EC2 instances (1 linux and 1 windows) on amazon each having 30GB of storage which is permissible under free tier, these instances are continuously running 24/7 so that they are always available,what I don't understand is that starting last month I have had charges to my account for exceeding cloud storage usage that have left me confused.

I have read details on [Free Tier](https://aws.amazon.com/free) more than 5 times but I still can't understand what I'm doing wrong, checked the Cost Explorer, the only thing that comes to mind is perhaps the 30GB is applied universally for all instances but I am not sure as I don't know how my account usage is calculated. I have tried contacting support assistant but I am yet to receive any response from them.

I would really appreciate if someone helped set some things straight because I have hit a wall with this one.

**Tags:** amazon-web-services, amazon-ec2, billing


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-19. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

My free tier account uses 30ish GB for in a VM, and I am getting a warning that I am approaching the GB limit (which I am), since day one.
For me, although I'm not a native speaker, the  description ...
STORAGE & CONTENT DELIVERY   
Amazon Elastic Block Storage
30 GB

any combination of General Purpose (SSD) or Magnetic

Persistent, durable, low-latency block-level storage volumes for EC2 
instances

...also seems pretty straightforward: 30 GB for your volumes for your instances. 
Summed up, not "per".

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks, I guess this has to be the case because I cant find any other explanation for this  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-07-19. Score: 1

There is no EC2 under always free tier, only under 12 months free tier.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Yes I know, sorry if I was unclear, I am currently 3 months in (using the 1 year free trial) that's why i am surprised I have started accumulating costs this early  
> **username_2**: I guess 30GB is overall EBS under free tier, but then it's not clear, why you weren't charged for the first months.  

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