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Server upgrades (CPU & RAM)

Add extra vCPU cores or RAM to a dedicated server at any time. Upgrades are billed monthly alongside that server's subscription.

What you can add

Each Additional CPU Core grants +1 vCPU and each 1G of Additional RAM grants +1 GB of memory. Stack several and they add up on top of your plan’s base specs.

Adding an upgrade reboots that server

Hardware changes on a VM need a restart. When your upgrade is applied we gracefully shut the server down, change the hardware, and start it back up, usually a minute or two. Players connected at that moment will be dropped, so pick a quiet time and warn your group first.

When it takes effect

On Stripe the upgrade applies right after you confirm. On PayPal you first approve the new amount in PayPal, the upgrade applies once that approval comes back. Either way you’ll get a confirmation once your server is back online with the new specs.

Picking which server

An upgrade applies to a single server. If you have more than one, choose the one to upgrade when you add it; if you don’t choose, it goes to your first eligible server.

Shared / co-op plans

Co-Op and Value plans run on shared hardware, so a CPU/RAM add-on on those is billing-only and doesn’t change the underlying machine. CPU/RAM upgrades change real hardware only on dedicated plans (Squadron and above).

Disk space

Extra disk space is handled separately from CPU/RAM. Additional space is added to your Fox3 cloud (Nextcloud) storage; growing a VM’s disk is done manually by our team, so reach out via contact if you need more room on the server itself.

Removing an upgrade (downgrade)

Remove an upgrade from your account dashboard. Your server is resized back down with the same brief shutdown-and-restart. Cancelling the whole subscription removes the server entirely, so its upgrades go with it.

If a payment is missed

Add-ons are billed inside the server’s subscription. If that payment fails, the subscription enters the normal grace period; if it isn’t resolved, the server (and its upgrades) is de-provisioned along the standard path.