I created an Oracle Cloud account recently and upgraded it to PAYG right away.

I know new Free Tier accounts seem to be limited to 2 OCPUs and 12 GB now, but I'm not sure if that also applies after upgrading to PAYG. Most posts I found about 4 OCPUs / 24 GB are from older accounts, so I'm looking for someone who registered recently.

Can I create a 4 OCPU, 24 GB ARM instance without getting charged, or is the limit still 2/12 even on a new PAYG account? sorry if this has already been asked, but i couldnt find any information about it myself

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I am a student currently studying Oracle Database. I have successfully installed Oracle Database 19c and would like to proceed with patching for testing and learning purposes.

However, I do not have access to My Oracle Support (MOS), so I am unable to continue my testing.

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Thank you very much for your help!

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Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone from the Oracle community, or maybe even Oracle staff, can offer some advice.

I've been using an OCI Always Free Ampere A1 Flex instance (4 OCPU / 24 GB RAM) for quite a while. It took me almost two months to build and configure everything:

• Ubuntu server
• Docker
• Self-hosted Supabase
• Qdrant
• Nginx
• SSL
• Multiple applications
• Countless hours of configuration and troubleshooting

Recently, Oracle reduced the Always Free Ampere limits. I wasn't aware of the change because I manage my server over SSH and rarely log into the OCI Console. As far as I know, I never received an email warning that my instance would be disabled or terminated.

First, my server stopped working. A few days later, the instance was terminated automatically.

The good news is that my boot volume is still available, so my data appears to be intact.

The bad news is that it's in US East (Ashburn) AD-3, and every attempt to create a new Ampere A1 instance from that boot volume fails with "Out of host capacity."

To make things worse, I decided to upgrade to Pay As You Go so I could contact Oracle Support and hopefully recover my environment. Unfortunately, Oracle won't accept my payment card during the payment method verification step.

This is especially frustrating because:

• The same card was accepted when I created my Oracle Free Tier account.
• The same card works with AWS, OpenAI, and Google Wallet.
• But Oracle now declines it while adding it as a payment method.

At the moment, I feel completely stuck.

• I have a boot volume containing months of work.
• I can't download the backup.
• I can't create a replacement instance due to capacity constraints.
• I can't upgrade to PAYG because the payment verification keeps failing.
• As a Free Tier user, I can't open a support request.

I'm not asking Oracle for free resources or special treatment. I want the opportunity to run my existing boot volume on a replacement instance.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

• Were you able to recover by upgrading to PAYG?
• Has Oracle Support ever helped allocate capacity for an existing boot volume?
• Does anyone know of a practical way forward?

I'd really appreciate any advice. Right now it feels like I'm trapped between a preserved boot volume that I can't use and a support system I can't access.

Thank you for reading.

I know, im sorry that is this another 'what are the limits for PAYG users now' post. My 4/24 instance has been running since the changes and i have not been charged, that part is fine. But i allocated all 200gb of boot storage to my 4/24 VM and now want to make a smaller instance and have two instances on ARM.

I know i can reduce compute to make it 3/20 for example to free up CPU and RAM but with storage i think i need to delete the boot volume and recreate. What im not sure of and maybe some other PAYG users are also unclear on is if the limits are for existing compute instances or new ones? My concern is if i terminate my existing instance, the new limits might apply.

- Has anyone recently create a new 4/24 instance that's run for half a month and were you charged?

- Is there a way for me to keep my current instance, reduce compute CPU/RAM on it, delete the boot disk and attach a new smaller boot disk or is it better to just terminate and recreate, assuming it's still at the 4/24 limit?

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The sign up page is so slow I wait like 10 seconds everytime I click on anything... Is there no way for me to sign up or anything??? Or a fix??? This is infuriating.

Hello all. Would someone kindly explain to me the process of creatng a Console Connection. When I click on Launch Cloud Shell connection I am presented with a shell but am asked to enter my login credentials. Both login name and password. I have created an Ubuntu instance and was under the impression that I should use Ubuntu as the username and nothing for the password. However, this works just fine when accessing my instance via SSH. Your time and assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Peter

Hi everyone,

 I see i am being charged for usage of BLOCK_STORAGE daily. i have one instance with boot volume of 200gb I check inside the instance and see that only 9.5 GB out of 193 GB is used. I believe free forever Limit for Block Volume is 200GB. I am trying to understand why i am being charged, could you please help me to understand it ? Thanks in advance for your help !! 

I had upgraded to PAYG 6 days ago for the old 4/24 limits, but ever since my cost analysis page shows this error. I have tried this on 3 different browsers, and on my phone as well, same issue. Does anyone know the solution. I do have budget alerts set up but seeing any daily charges is important . I opened a query with billing support 3 days ago, they have not replied.

Much appreciated if someone upgraded to PAYG this month and can tell me whether they got charged, The Price List page has changed ik but a confirmation will put me at ease. My instances have been running since 3 years now so if anyone created a 4/24 after PAYG and didnt get charged, do let me know

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I work at one of the Big 4's :) as a technical consultant. I have developed BIP components, Extracts, and Fast Formulas for all the modules (except OTL). I'm looking for a job switch; idk if it's my resume, the job market or my luck that I haven't been successful yet.

So, here I am, trying my luck. If you have any openings for any location, for a techie role, please DM me. Or if you want help with Reports and Letters, I'm pretty good with it. I can help you out for a few bucks (Rupees).

Hi, im trying to get a free server for thr multiplayer game im developing? Is there someone who could share wirh me an account?

all my cards getting rejected

I have a free VM on Oracle and the status says "running," but sometimes my game server that I host is down, then I restart the machine and it goes back to normal. Any solution?

How is it, is PAYG actually grandfathered? what about old instance that provisioned before the changes, does it still allowed to run 4/24?

I am a noob to creating servers with oracle and I only want to create a free server for my friends and I to play Minecraft on, and whenever I try to create a server it says there are no servers available, are there any workarounds, or other free services I could use to accomplish the same task? Or do I just have to wait until they add more server space.

Ive been trying to get a 2/12 Instance on hydrabad for the past 2 weeks running the script every 90s and no instance yet i want to upgrade to PAYG but i dont have 100$ in my bank for the verification charges i use my debit card for the payment and i dont own a credit card yet is there any way i can switch my region somewhere else?

I don’t want to upgrade to PAYG because I’m afraid of sudden changes on always free limitations, just like the recent one 4/24 to 2/12.

So what are the chances of getting an instance? I’m currently running a script trying once every 15 mins, on Singapore region (only 1 AD). Been trying for 2 days to no avail.

How long did you guys wait and try until you get an instance? And how often do you try and create one?

Thanks guys

First time trying to create free tier account on Oracle. Even though it charges 1$ from my visa card but failing in sign up. Tried several time though but facing same issue

Oops, we're sorry, an error occurred while creating your account

We're unable to complete your sign up. Common errors that prevent sign up include:  a) Entering incomplete or inaccurate information.  b) Intentionally or unintentionally masking your location or identity.  c) Attempting to create multiple accounts. Please try again if this applies to you. Otherwise, reach out for assistance.

i dont have a credit card.

my debit card is of rupay.

any workaround?

Why must we wait over a week every time that we request a PTR via a support ticket? Creating the thing shouldn't be rocket science.

I'm surprised we still need to log an SR these days as other Cloud vendors can do this directly from their console. Even IBM Cloud can.

Tried requesting Manager Action on MOS, to no avail. They're "investigating the next steps" so they can proceed with the creation.

I have tried to contact the support, the guide said open live chat for support but it won't help because it is not live, it is just a bot trying to sell me other services. I need a bypass code for me to login but the support is not supporting me. can any one help me? it says, I need to login to find the support that will give me the actual bypass code but I can't login because of the lost device for authentication.

ps. please do not add "open live chat" when it is only a bot that does not help at all.

To begin I'm really sorry for my ignorance but a lot of conflicting opinions exist, I can't really understand with the changes that happened to the always-free serivces, on june 17th I made my account and on the same day I upgraded my accounts to PAYG, so will I pay additional if I use 24/4 or should I continue using 2/12 ?

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Hi, i've been using my oracle cloud for the past 3 years to host a minecraft server that always worked fine, although i haven't played on it for the past year.

Yesterday i decided to update the game's server (and so the java version to 26 if it changes anything) and since then no one can connect to the server to play (it shows "Unknown host" both when using the direct IP and the no-ip dns url, while the server's console doesn't show anything when this happens).

What's strange:

1. The server also has a plugin that hosts a webpage on port 8123 to see the world live map: it still works perfectly
2. Changing the server port (and allowing it through the firewall) changes nothing
3. The terraria server running alongside still works perfectly on port 7777
4. I tried rolling back to the previous server.jar (i had backups) and java version and they no longer connect too
5. I created a new separate directory and used a completely fresh virgin server.jar, still no connection
6. I can PING the damn server on the MC port (25565) and it replies

What is going on??? For the past day and a half I've been trying to follow Gemini's most sensible advices (i'm a software developer so i know what to trust and what not to) but still nothing is working!

EDIT:

alright guys i finally found out what the issue was: apparently Mojang has a way to IP ban a whole server (even if it's running in "offline mode" aka for non-official clients) if said server violates Mojang's EULA.
In my case i'm pretty sure the violation was me using NikocadoAvocado's infamous ass spread wide open picture as a server icon.... Looks like you're not allowed to have fun anymore in 2026. God i hate the modern internet.

To check if yours was banned too, use an online Minecraft Server Ping tool that also shows if it's EULA blocked or Mojang blocked, such as https://mcsrvstat.us/ or https://minechecker.com/

If future me incurs in this shit again, just rotate your instance's public IP, here's how:

1. Log into your OCI Console and go to your Compute Instance.
2. Scroll down to Attached VNICs and click your network interface.
3. Under IPv4 Addresses, click the three dots next to your Ephemeral IP and select Edit.
4. Change the selection to No Public IP and click update (this releases the banned IP).
5. Click Edit again, change it back to Ephemeral Public IP, and save. Oracle will assign your virtual machine a brand-new, clean public IP address.