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Updated on 2026-10-20 GMT+08:00
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How Can I Renew ECSs?

Yearly/monthly ECSs are unavailable after the subscription expires. If you want to continue using them, you need to renew the ECS subscription within a specified period. Otherwise, resources, such as vCPUs, memory, and EVS disks, will be automatically released, and data will be lost and cannot be restored.

Pay-per-use and spot pricing ECSs do not need to be renewed. Just ensure that your account has sufficient balance or you have a valid payment method configured. For details, see Topping Up an Account (Prepaid Direct Customers)

For yearly/monthly ECSs, you can renew your subscription before they expire, either manually or automatically.

For details, see Overview.

Manual Renewal

  1. Log in to the ECS console and access the ECS list page.
  2. On the Elastic Cloud Server page, select the yearly/monthly ECS to be renewed.
  3. Choose More > Renew in the Operation column.

    You can renew multiple yearly/monthly ECSs at a time.

    1. Select the yearly/monthly ECSs to be renewed.
    2. Above the ECS list, choose More > Renew.

  4. In the displayed Renew dialog box, confirm the information and click OK.

    Figure 1 Renewing a yearly/monthly ECS

  5. Select a renewal duration and optionally select Renew on the standard renewal date. Confirm the price and click Pay.

    Figure 2 Confirming renewal

  6. Select a payment method and make your payment. Once the order is paid for, the renewal is complete.

Auto-renewal

  1. Log in to the console and access the Renewals page.
  2. Set the search criteria.

    • You can view the resources for which auto-renewal has been enabled on the Auto Renewals page.
    • You can enable auto-renewal for resources on the Manual Renewals, Pay-per-Use After Expiration, and Renewals Canceled pages.
    Figure 3 Renewals

  3. Enable auto-renewal for yearly/monthly resources.

    • Enabling auto-renewal for a single resource: Select the ECS for which you want to enable auto-renewal and choose More > Enable Auto-Renewal in the Operation column.
    • Enabling auto-renewal for multiple resources at a time: Select the ECSs for which you want to enable auto-renewal and click Enable Auto-Renewal above the list.

  4. Select a renewal period, specify the auto-renewal times, and click OK.

    If auto-renewal is enabled on the Renewals page, the auto-renewal period is subject to the selected renewal period and number of auto-renewals. For example, if you select three months renewal period and do not select Preset Auto-renewals, your subscription is automatically renewed for three months before each expiration.

Parent topic: Billing