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Updated on 2024-06-18 GMT+08:00
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Auto-renewing a FlexusL Instance

Auto-renew can prevent FlexusL instances from being automatically deleted if you forget to manually renew them. The auto-renewal rules are as follows:

  • The first auto-renewal date is based on when the FlexusL instance expires and the billing cycle.
  • FlexusL supports two auto-renew periods:
    • Enabling Auto-Renew During Purchase: Monthly subscriptions renew each month, and yearly subscriptions renew each year. For example, if you set Required Duration to 3 months and enable auto-renew, your subscription will be automatically renewed for one month before it expires.
    • Enabling Auto-Renew on the Renewals Page: The auto-renew period is subject to the selected renewal period and auto-renew times. For example, if you set New Auto-Renew Period to 3 months and Auto-renewals to Unlimited, your subscription will be automatically renewed for three months before it expires.
  • You can enable auto-renew anytime before a subscription expires. By default, the system will make the first attempt to charge your account for the renewal at 03:00 seven days before the expiry date. If this attempt fails, it will make another attempt at 03:00 every day until the subscription is renewed or expires.
  • After auto-renew is enabled, you can still renew your subscription manually if you want to. After a manual renewal is complete, auto-renewal is still valid, and the renewal expenditure will be deducted from your account seven days before the new expiry date.
  • By default, the renewal expenditure is deducted from your account seven days before the new expiry date. You can change this auto-renew payment date as required.

For more information about auto-renewal rules, see Auto-Renewal Rules.

Prerequisites

The yearly/monthly FlexusL instance has not expired.

Enabling Auto-Renew During Purchase

You can enable auto-renew on the purchase page, as shown in Figure 1. For details, see Purchasing a FlexusL Instance.

If you select Auto renew, monthly subscription is auto-renewed for one month every time and yearly subscription is auto-renewed for one year every time. For example, if you set Required Duration to 3 months and enable auto-renew, your subscription will be automatically renewed for one month before it expires.

Figure 1 Enabling auto-renew

Enabling Auto-Renew on the FlexusL Console

  1. Log in to the FlexusL console.
  2. Enable auto-renew in either of the following ways:
    1. Locate the target instance and choose > Enable Auto-Renew in the instance card.
    2. Click the target instance name. On the displayed page, choose > Enable Auto-Renew in the upper right corner.

    After auto-renew is enabled, you can choose > Modify Auto-Renew to modify the auto-renew rules.

  3. Select a renewal period, specify the auto-renew times, and click Pay.
    If auto-renew is enabled on the Renewals page, the auto-renew period is subject to the selected renewal period and auto-renew times. For example, if you set New Auto-Renew Period to 3 months and Auto-renewals to Unlimited, your subscription will be automatically renewed for three months before it expires.
    • When the number of times a resource has been auto-renewed for reaches the preset value, the resource will be automatically changed to manual renewal upon expiration.
    • Manual renewal does not affect the number of remaining auto-renew times.

Enabling Auto-Renew on the Renewals Page

  1. Log in to the FlexusL console.
  2. In the upper-right corner of the console, choose Billing > Renewal.
    • You can filter resources by the expiration time or status.
    • You can view the resources for which auto-renew has been enabled on the Auto Renewals tab.
    • You can enable auto-renew for resources on the Manual Renewals, Pay-per-Use After Expiration, and Renewals Canceled tabs.
  3. Enable auto-renew for yearly/monthly resources.
    • Enabling auto-renewal for a single resource: Select the resource for which you want to enable auto-renew and click Enable Auto-Renew in the Operation column.
    • Enabling auto-renew for multiple resources at a time: Select the resources for which you want to enable auto-renew and click Enable Auto-Renew above the list.
      Figure 2 Enabling auto-renew for multiple resources
  4. Select a renewal period, specify the auto-renew times, and click Pay.
    If auto-renew is enabled on the Renewals page, the auto-renew period is subject to the selected renewal period and auto-renew times. For example, if you set New Auto-Renew Period to 3 months and Auto-renewals to Unlimited, your subscription will be automatically renewed for three months before it expires.
    • When the number of times a resource has been auto-renewed for reaches the preset value, the resource will be automatically changed to manual renewal upon expiration.
    • Manual renewal does not affect the number of remaining auto-renew times.
Parent Topic: Renewing a FlexusL Instance