Frequently Asked Questions

SnoozeDB is a SaaS tool that automatically stops and starts your AWS RDS databases and Aurora clusters on a schedule. You connect your AWS account, choose which databases to schedule, set your time windows, and SnoozeDB handles the rest. No code, no Lambda, no maintenance.

Via a cross-account IAM Role deployed through a CloudFormation template. SnoozeDB never stores your AWS credentials. The role grants only two permissions: read your RDS instances (DescribeDBInstances) and stop/start them (StopDBInstance, StartDBInstance). You can audit and revoke access at any time from your AWS console.

No. SnoozeDB has no permission to connect to your databases, read their contents, or access any data inside them. It only interacts with the AWS control plane to start and stop instances.

SnoozeDB supports all standard RDS engines (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle) and provisioned Aurora clusters (MySQL-compatible and PostgreSQL-compatible). Aurora Serverless v2 is not supported as it manages its own scaling.

Yes. You can connect multiple AWS accounts to a single SnoozeDB organization. Each account gets its own CloudFormation stack and IAM role.

Yes. Each database has its own independent schedule. You can apply a Business Hours preset (Mon–Fri 8am–8pm) to one and a custom aggressive schedule to another, all from the same dashboard.

AWS restarts any stopped RDS instance after 7 days for maintenance. SnoozeDB monitors this behavior and automatically stops the instance again if it's outside your scheduled window, protecting your bill even during holidays.

Yes. Schedules are configured in your local timezone, not UTC. If your team is in Paris, your 8am start means 8am CET, not 7am or 9am depending on the season.

You can pause a schedule with one click directly from the dashboard. The database stays running, the schedule stays saved, and it resumes automatically the next day.

Yes. SnoozeDB offers a 14-day free trial You can connect your AWS account and start scheduling immediately.

A typical team with 5 dev/staging databases saves between $200 and $600/month. The exact saving depends on your instance types and how many hours per week they currently run idle. You can use the ROI calculator on the pricing page for a precise estimate.

SnoozeDB is designed for non-production environments. It automatically flags Multi-AZ instances and databases with production-related names (prod, prd, live) to prevent accidental scheduling. You can still schedule them if you explicitly choose to, but we strongly advise against it for production workloads.