Boot disk vs NFS
- Boot disk — local to each node. It can be lost if the node is relocated due to a hardware fault, and it’s deleted when the contract expires. Don’t keep your only copy of important data here.
- NFS shared storage — shared across all nodes in the cluster. It’s also deleted when the contract expires.
At expiry
When your contract expires, all VMs are stopped and all data — boot disk and NFS — is deleted immediately. There is no grace period and no recovery. Back up anything important before the expiry date.
Expiry reminders
We email you before expiry so you have time to back up or extend:
- 7 days before (D-7)
- 3 days before (D-3)
- 1 day before (D-1)
- On the expiry date (D-0)
All reminders are sent at 00:00 UTC.
Back up your data
Before expiry, copy anything you need off the cluster — for example with rsync to your own machine, or by syncing NFS to object storage such as S3.