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> How do they decide when the server is "used"? If you turned on the server, it's being used.
by tiffanyh 3y ago
> How do they decide when the server is "used"?
If you turned on the server, it's being used.
- lopkeny12ko 3y agoA server that is simply turned on does not necessarily mean it is "in use."
- corobo 3y agoA server that can't be sold to someone else is in use
- michaelmior 3y agoThis is true, but it still may be how Hetzner decides usage. I'm not sure if this is the case, but it seems pretty reasonable when you're talking about bare metal.
- foofie 3y agoI think you're getting lost in semantic games. Cloud providers sell you access to their computational resources. When you pay for a server, you're paying for the right to access that server and do what you wish to do with it. Much like when you rent a car, you still pay for it if you keep it parked.
- remram 3y agohttps://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/billing/faq/ https://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/billing/faq/ > Do you bill servers that are off? > Yes. Until you, the customer, delete your servers, we will bill you for them, regardless of their state.