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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.