# ODK 1 on GCP App Engine **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [April 11, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-1-on-gcp-app-engine/19189 "2019-04-11T14:40:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-1-on-gcp-app-engine/19189/4 "2019-04-17T22:01:47Z")
App Engine automatically manages the instance life cycle. [https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/java/how-instances-are-managed#startup](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/java/how-instances-are-managed#startup) has more. The major driver of cost on App Engine is Datastore Reads. If you have any traffic, you can absolutely incur costs without pushing any forms to it. See [https://docs.opendatakit.org/aggregate-app-engine-legacy/#minimizing-fees](https://docs.opendatakit.org/aggregate-app-engine-legacy/#minimizing-fees) for more information. $900/month seems unusually high, but if you used the biggest machines, large forms, and use Briefcase hourly, then I suppose it's possible. This opaque pricing is one of the reasons why are [removing Google App Engine support](https://forum.getodk.org/t/upcoming-changes-to-aggregate/17582). If you are setting up a new project, it might be easier to go with a [Digital Ocean](https://docs.opendatakit.org/aggregate-do/) or [Google Cloud](https://docs.opendatakit.org/aggregate-google-cloud) where performance and pricing is predictable. Oh, and you probably know this, but [Fusion Tables will shutdown in December](https://forum.getodk.org/t/google-fusion-tables-to-be-shut-down-on-december-3-2019/16741). --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-1-on-gcp-app-engine/19189)._