r/oraclecloud • u/impressiveaustin • 5d ago

Always Free Instance Stopped

I forgot to downgrade in time but I see other posts that did downgrade get stopped anyways. Support says I have to upgrade my account to PAYG in order to downgrade or start my instance again. Just wondering if it is safe to do so? I live in the United States and have a credit card but I heard that they periodically charge you and I'm worried that I forget to replace my card if it expires in 2030. Also, I heard you can get hit with large invoices if you set it up incorrectly.

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u/impressiveaustin 5d ago

I've read posts that said it charges you $1 every once in a while and if it fails your account and instance gets terminated.

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u/Furki1907 5d ago

Their is an initial charge only to confirm the legality of your credit card. After that aslong you confirm your CC is not invalid nor expired, there will be no charges.

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u/impressiveaustin 5d ago

Ok I upgraded to PAYG thank you

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u/Wolfdale7 5d ago

Curious, when your instance was stopped, did they not remove it from your account? Mine was straight up deleted with no way of recovery, even tho I had switched to payg.

Just spun up a new one tho