Stackdriver scheduled uptime check

Question

I would like to run uptime checks using Stackdriver only when my google cloud instance is running (it is service that only runs a few hours every day). Is that possible?

Answer 1

No, Stackdriver uptime check run according to your check interval "Check every" field.

You can choose between 1, 5, 10, or 15 minutes. For example, choosing 5 minutes will cause each geographic location to attempt to reach your service once in every 5 minute period. Using the default six locations, and checking every 5 minutes, your service sees an average of 1.2 requests per minute. Checking every 1 minute, your service sees an average of 6 requests per minute.

See the documentation Here