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🧹 Sprawl Inbox

Sprawl Inbox finds AWS resources that are dead, idle, or forgotten — and gives you safe, approval-based cleanup with rollback.

What it detects

⬛
Stopped EC2
EC2 instances stopped for 7+ days with EBS volumes still attached and billing.
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Orphaned EBS
EBS volumes in "available" state — not attached to any instance.
🌐
Unused Elastic IPs
Elastic IPs allocated but not associated with any running instance. Costs $7.20/month each.
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Idle RDS
RDS instances with near-zero database connections over 7 days, or stopped instances.
⚖️
Empty Load Balancers
Load Balancers with no target groups or no healthy targets — billing with zero traffic.

How it works

1
Scan
Click "Scan for Sprawl" — InfraDesk scans your AWS account across all regions using read-only API calls.
2
Review
Each finding shows: resource name, why it was detected, evidence (stopped days, volume size, cost basis), suggested action, and rollback plan.
3
Preview Fix
Click "Preview Fix" to see a dry-run — exactly what will happen, what will NOT be touched, and rollback steps.
4
Approve Fix
For Medium/High risk issues, you must check a confirmation box before approving. Low risk issues approve immediately.
5
Audit + Savings
Every action is logged to the audit trail. After execution, savings are recorded and visible in your Proof tab.

Safety guarantees

🛡 Root EBS volumes are never deleted — only non-root data volumes are eligible for cleanup.
📸 Snapshot is always created before any EBS volume is deleted.
↩ Rollback reference (snapshot ID) is stored in audit log for every action.
👁 Preview / dry-run is shown before any destructive action.
✅ Medium and High risk fixes require explicit confirmation before executing.
🔒 Preview-only mode for ELB and RDS — InfraDesk recommends, you act manually in AWS Console.

Cost estimation

EBS cost is calculated from real volume data — not guessed. InfraDesk calls DescribeVolumes to fetch actual GB size and volume type, then applies AWS pricing per GB/month.

EBS pricing used (USD/GB/month):
gp2$0.10
gp3$0.08
io1 / io2$0.125
st1$0.045
sc1$0.025
Converted to INR at ₹84/USD. Cost basis shown on every finding card.

Privacy Mode

When Privacy Mode is ON, Sprawl Inbox hides resource names, resource IDs, and account IDs. Cost and risk summaries remain visible. The Preview Fix modal also respects Privacy Mode. Toggle Privacy Mode from the nav bar — it syncs across all InfraDesk pages.

FAQ

Q: Will InfraDesk automatically delete my resources?
A: No. Every fix requires your explicit approval. Medium and High risk fixes require a confirmation checkbox. Nothing is executed without your review.
Q: What if I approve a fix by mistake?
A: For EBS deletions, a snapshot is always created first. You can restore from the snapshot using the snapshot ID stored in the audit log.
Q: Why is my stopped EC2 showing ₹0 waste?
A: Stopped EC2 instances do not bill for compute. Only the attached EBS volumes continue billing. If your instance has no attached volumes, waste will be ₹0.
Q: Why are ELB and RDS preview-only?
A: Load Balancer and RDS deletion is a higher-risk action. InfraDesk provides a safe manual checklist — deletion must be done in the AWS Console in v1.
Q: How often should I run a scan?
A: Run a scan after any deployment or infrastructure change. For ongoing hygiene, scan weekly — resources accumulate silently over time.