title: Do I need to shut down my Google Cloud virtual machine manually?
body: <p>I am new to working with Google Cloud's virtual machines. I've created a lightweight VM that runs some python code to wrangle data in Google BigQuery. There scripts run first thing in the morning every day, via a scheduled chron job.</p>
  
  <p>My question relates to the optimal running of this VM: should I/can I shut it down when it's not in use, or is this done automatically? If I shut it down I assume the chron job will not spin up the instance?</p>
  
  <p>Any beginner advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>