I am thinking of setting up Google Cloud Run to host Docker container services. If the existing service is a Node - Express REST service listening on a port, do I need to remove Express, so it isn't constantly running / listening and charged?
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No, your container is only scaled up when it is receiving incoming requests. See "Cloud Run container instances" in the Cloud Run Resource model docs.
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If your existing service is an Express app, you are all set.
You will not be charged when you are not receiving any request.
Just package it in a container using a Dockerfile and you can deploy it to Cloud Run. Take a look at the Node.js sample in the quickstart
