diff --git a/appengine/hello-world/app.yaml b/appengine/hello-world/app.yaml
index 5fee6617ab..f8b7625cc4 100644
--- a/appengine/hello-world/app.yaml
+++ b/appengine/hello-world/app.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,16 @@
 # [START app_yaml]
 runtime: nodejs
 env: flex
+
+# This sample incurs costs to run on the App Engine flexible environment. 
+# The settings below are to reduce costs during testing and are not appropriate
+# for production use. For more information, see:
+# https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/python/configuring-your-app-with-app-yaml
+manual_scaling:
+  instances: 1
+resources:
+  cpu: 1
+  memory_gb: 0.5
+  disk_size_gb: 10
+
 # [END app_yaml]