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The empty test bucket with a $1,300 bill

Name: The empty test bucket with a $1,300 bill
Uploaded: 2026-10-27T08:07:34.000Z
Duration: 2 min 41 s
Channel: Himanshu Kukreja
Description: A developer's new S3 test bucket shared its name with an open-source tool's placeholder, strangers' machines sent it nearly 100 million requests, and he got the bill.

A developer's new S3 test bucket shared its name with an open-source tool's placeholder, strangers' machines sent it nearly 100 million requests, and he got the bill.

01 · A quick test

A bucket for a quick test.

Just a quick test

A developer makes a storage bucket for a quick test.