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Reduce Concourse WG Costs
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- Python
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Description
This is a tracking issue for all cost reduction activities in the Concourse WG.
As discussed during the TOC meeting on 3rd of June 2025 we agreed on the following activities:
- WG leads should get Ternary access
- Make a report for your Working Group that you should track
- 1 month from now at next meeting, report an idea (implemented or not) for how you will reduce costs
- Contribute to the cost optimization guide #1185
- Implement cost optimiztion ideas #1185
- Explore the cost optimization ideas suggested in Ternary
GCP Compute:
| ID | Recommendation Type | Resource | Sub Account | Status | Created On | Est. Monthly Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7d64144d-a437-4f21-bcdb-5bdce798401d | Zombie Resource | smoke-welcome-lionfish | cf-concourse-production | New | 06/01/2025 | 76 |
| 8f3c39b9-dc4b-46b8-b7e7-5b2beda898ea | Unused Static IP Address | cf-concourse-production (us-central1) | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/24/2025 | 72 |
| cb322db4-c22d-4d65-b2bc-177561abaf5e | VM Rightsizing | vm-c81a06dd-48b1-4e0e-45c5-cc7ef14d7fd1 | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 66 |
| 64581a54-0d10-4674-b908-3b71ad607e25 | VM Rightsizing | cpa-gcp-ops-manager-vm | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 54 |
| 13608587-6dc2-411e-867e-74fbf14f13eb | Zombie Resource | vm-9579c89b-f87a-44c4-705a-a6a3896ff746 | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 47 |
| be3842c4-24b1-48d7-99e0-85b3f878266b | VM Rightsizing | smoke-welcome-lionfish | cf-concourse-production | New | 05/30/2025 | 33 |
| 603a100d-db0e-4bef-a2ba-b093f4e26c3f | VM Rightsizing | smoke-polished-shiner | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 33 |
| 03b86c1f-84d9-4a29-9d1b-58ae8e3913fa | VM Rightsizing | vm-ce9a411b-1ea0-4547-62df-8593c6dcb541 | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 25 |
| 7830717e-e1c1-4c7b-bbb2-dab2a0c1d2a8 | VM Rightsizing | vm-9579c89b-f87a-44c4-705a-a6a3896ff746 | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 24 |
| c96b5cf8-be22-4073-a376-333ded94f3a0 | VM Rightsizing | vm-eb41412c-1dc4-4a7c-50ed-d6c4676a899b | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 22 |
| faa1450c-b046-4ef0-8ebb-c74c038ffaa3 | VM Rightsizing | vm-0b854582-6ed2-4957-58b6-9f17f4c3f46e | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 18 |
| cd405f55-fe66-41af-a48f-a29d79ce1af3 | Unused Static IP Address | cf-concourse-production (global) | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/24/2025 | 14 |
| c55c3d80-71fe-4604-9963-5d39334534d8 | Unattached Storage | gke-k8s-topgun-f0a7d4a-pvc-08b0456c-be8e-487f-b6ae-adc7d37ae007 | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 12 |
| 5b10c172-cb38-42a5-a51a-c0a6d05b1f91 | Zombie Resource | vm-2b659945-ce0f-44be-7c55-bf71dc9367a0 | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/18/2025 | 11 |
| 378af92d-0b71-4bb7-829d-b5747052f1d5 | Zombie Resource | vm-2ad9ef4c-d905-48c3-7229-b45a119228d7 | cf-concourse-production | New | 05/31/2025 | 11 |
| ec927fbb-46a2-4cd1-90b2-49b0caccdb35 | Zombie Resource | vm-f201483c-dc9a-425e-7fc9-61b3bd070610 | cf-concourse-production | New | 06/01/2025 | 11 |
GCP GKE:
| ID | Recommendation Type | Resource | Sub Account | Status | Created On | Est. Monthly Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6859147c-1636-4b1a-a5c2-7b4bda16a7b2 | Nodepool Utilization | cf-concourse-production | k8s-topgun | ci-workers | cf-concourse-production | New |
| ea52b588-9f11-46b4-af09-6a1fe6c14d5a | Nodepool Utilization | cf-concourse-production | production | ci-workers | cf-concourse-production | New |
| edd8f636-0f6c-4169-a7b0-d72b2438fcc5 | Nodepool Utilization | cf-concourse-production | k8s-topgun | ubuntu | cf-concourse-production | New |
| a679c01e-a794-488a-859b-aca9b59739a2 | Nodepool Utilization | cf-concourse-production | k8s-topgun | cos | cf-concourse-production | New |
| d5f96f1f-d4a0-4a64-aafa-46b126e82d92 | Nodepool Utilization | cf-concourse-production | production | ci-pr-workers | cf-concourse-production | New |
GCP Storage:
| ID | Recommendation Type | Resource | Sub Account | Status | Created On | Est. Monthly Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cacd2a84-f091-44ee-8117-97fc3ff7c373 | Object Lifecycle Policy | cryogenics-artifacts | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/29/2025 | 23 |
| 21680377-62d9-436d-8a3b-14e42de972e7 | Object Lifecycle Policy | topgun-blobstore | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/29/2025 | 22 |
| 97ac387b-b7e0-4ed1-9ab8-2ff3109fe5d2 | Object Lifecycle Policy | concourse-artifacts | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/29/2025 | 7 |
| 23d465d7-b698-449e-b574-ecfd5c438f33 | Object Lifecycle Policy | concourse-bosh-blobs | cf-concourse-production | New | 04/29/2025 | 6 |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the cost optimization guide in issue #1185 and review the listed GCP Compute, GKE, and Storage recommendations. The issue provides no source files or tests; done means selecting and implementing cost-reduction activities, tracking them for the Concourse WG, and reporting an idea or result at the next meeting.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- gcp, kubernetes
- Domain
- cloud, devops, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100