Changing your plan
Move a server to a bigger plan, add or remove a dedicated IP, and what happens to your money and your data when you do.
Bigger plan, same network type
Open the server in the dashboard and choose Upgrade plan. Moving to a larger plan of the same kind (NAT to a bigger NAT plan, or dedicated-IP to a bigger dedicated-IP plan) adds vCPU, RAM and disk in place. The server reboots once; your data, IP and SSH access stay the same.
From NAT to a dedicated IP
Upgrading a NAT server to a dedicated-IP plan gives it its own public IPv4, so ports 80, 443 and anything else you run become reachable from the internet. It needs a free address in your server's location — if none is available right now, the dashboard tells you before anything is charged.
From a dedicated IP back to NAT
You can switch a dedicated-IP server to the NAT plan of the same size. The dedicated IPv4 is released, and you then reach the server over SSH (or RDP on Windows) on a personal port shown in the dashboard. The unused price difference for the period you've already paid is returned to your account balance automatically.
How the money works
Upgrades charge only the pro-rated difference between the old and new plan for the rest of your current period, taken from your account balance — top up first if the balance is short. Your next renewal is billed at the new plan's price. Annual plans stay annual: the difference is calculated from yearly prices, and the server keeps its yearly billing.
What you can't change in place
Plans only grow in place: vCPU, RAM and disk must each be equal or larger, because a disk can't be shrunk without risking your data. To move to a smaller size, order a new server and migrate. Plan changes need an active service; a suspended server must be renewed first.
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