For Free Tier To Dedicated Cluster

MongoDB Atlas
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Hi, right now I´m testing Atlas with a Free Tier, this is M0 instance.
I have two questions.
First:
I can upgrade this instance to another… for example M30, make some test and then return to the M0?
If this is yes. I only will pay the M30 cost the time I used it??.
For example, I upgrade the instance for one hour, and then return to M0 and I will pay one our of use??
O maybe the best way is create a new cluster M30, make the test, and destroy the instance. In this case, I only will pay for that hour??.
Thanks

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Hey @Roberto_Gutierrez

From the docs

FREE AND SHARED-TIER CLUSTER CONSIDERATIONS

  • You cannot downgrade an M10+ cluster to an M0 Free Tier or M2/M5 Shared-Tier Starter instance size.
  • Changing the cluster tier from an M0 Free Tier or M2/M5 Shared-Tier cluster to an M10 or larger cluster tier requires downtime.

So your option b would be the only choice. Create a new M30 then shut it down after the hour. And you should only be charged for what time and data you use.

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Hi Natac13, thanks! It´s clear now!
Best regards!

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Also for completeness, note that an Atlas cluster (replica set) that gets scaled up to an M30 can always be scaled back down to an M10, and/or a dedicated (M10+) cluster can be paused/resumed at any time: once paused, the cost drops drastically to just cover storage. Note that a paused cluster by default un-pauses automatically in 30 days.

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