Frequently Asked Questions

Huskar currently supports AWS (EC2, RDS, Elastic Beanstalk, EKS Clusters, EKS Node Groups) and Azure (Virtual Machines). GCP support is coming soon.

Initial setup takes just 5 minutes. Resource discovery takes 5-10 minutes, and schedules execute automatically every 5-10 minutes. No installations required – it's a cloud-based SaaS platform.

No. Huskar is a cloud-based SaaS platform. Just connect your cloud accounts and start using it immediately.

Go to Cloud Accounts → Add Account → Select AWS → Enter your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. That's it!

Click Add Azure Account → You'll be redirected to Microsoft login → Grant permissions → Enter your Subscription ID.

Yes! You can connect multiple AWS and Azure accounts to one Huskar organization.

Create a schedule with hour-by-hour settings for each day. Resources automatically start/stop based on your schedule. Schedules are checked every 5-10 minutes, and you can create different schedules for different resources or share one schedule across multiple resources.

Every 5-10 minutes. If a resource doesn't match the schedule, it's automatically adjusted.

Yes! Each resource can have its own schedule, or multiple resources can share one schedule.

It will start immediately. On the next schedule check (5-10 min), if the schedule says "off", it will stop automatically.

Yes, just detach the schedule from resources. The schedule stays saved for later use.

Most customers save 40-70% on development and non-production environments by automatically stopping resources during off-hours. Actual savings depend on your usage patterns and resource types.

Savings = (Hours Stopped) × (Cost Per Hour). We track actual usage and use current cloud provider pricing.

Savings are calculated in real-time and visible immediately after resources are stopped.

Compute costs (what you save when resources are stopped). Storage costs continue even when stopped.

Yes! Manual controls work alongside schedules. You can start/stop resources anytime, and all actions are logged. You can also perform bulk operations on multiple resources at once.

EC2 instances, RDS databases, Elastic Beanstalk environments, EKS clusters, and EKS node groups.

Virtual Machines (VMs).

Yes! Select multiple resources and start/stop them all at once.

Yes. We use industry-standard encryption, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and never store your cloud credentials in plain text. All communications use HTTPS/TLS, and we follow security best practices.

Yes! Invite team members with different roles: Owner/Admin (full access), DevOps (manage resources and schedules), and Viewer (read-only access). Resources are isolated by organization.

Owner/Admin: Full access
DevOps: Can manage resources and schedules
Viewer: Read-only access

Only users in your organization. Resources are isolated by organization.

Yes! We offer a 7-day free trial with no credit card required. You can upgrade or downgrade your plan anytime, and changes take effect immediately.

Subscription-based. Manage your plan and billing in the Billing section of your account.

Yes, upgrade or downgrade anytime. Changes take effect immediately.