Has anyone noticed that oracle keeps changing the idle requirements for compute instances?

I just checked their docs:

  • CPU utilization for the 95th percentile is less than 20%
  • Network utilization is less than 20%
  • Memory utilization is less than 20% (applies to A1 shapes only)

In May it was 15% and in March it was 10%.

Is there anyway I can keep my compute instance without having them keep reclaiming it?

  • RxBrad@lemmings.worldEnglish
    19·
    1 year ago

    Switch to a PAYG account. Continue to use Always Free resources. Still pay nothing. And don’t get your account yoinked for underutilization anymore.

    That’s worked for me so far, for almost a year now. (knock on wood)

    • reyemxela@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      This also helps with scoring an A1 instance in the first place. Took several days to get my first one (using the script). And then when I wanted to nuke that one to recreate it I instantly hit the “out of capacity” message again.

      Switched to a PAYG account and instantly got a new instance. Still never pay a dime.