If a host runs for less than 5 minutes, how does it affect your host unit hours quota?

When a host runs for less than 5 minutes, it does not count against your host unit hours quota. This is designed to provide flexibility and efficiency for users who may need to spin up resources temporarily for short tasks or activities. The rationale behind this policy is to accommodate transient usage patterns without penalizing users for brief instances of resource allocation that might not contribute meaningfully to the overall usage metrics of the environment.

Long-running hosts are generally what impact the quota, as they contribute to the consumption of the allocated resources over time. By allowing hosts that run for less than 5 minutes to not count against the quota, it encourages experimentation and troubleshooting without the concern of exceeding resource limits.