Pay by Volume: Release instances, turn off automatic release
Description: This document applies only to users who pay by volume .
Releasing instances
If you no longer need an instance, you need to release it as soon as possible. Otherwise, even if you stop, Aliyun will continue to charge until you release the instance.
There are two modes of release:
Immediate Release: Immediately release the Pay-as-you-go instance.
Timed release: Schedule a release plan for your pay-per-view instance and select a future time to release resources. Can be accurate to the hour. You can also set it again to overwrite the previous settings.
The operation is as follows:
Log on to the Cloud Server Management Console.
Click an instance in the left-hand navigation bar.
Click the area at the top of the page.
Select the instance you want, click more on the right side, and then choose to release the instance .
In the pop-up window, select the release behavior, immediately release , or timed release .
If scheduled release is selected, you will need to continue to set whether the automatic release, and the date and time of release.
Click Next , and then click Confirm .
Enter the phone verification code you received, and then click Confirm .
Turn off automatic release
If you no longer want the system to automatically release your pay-per-pay instance, you can turn off the automatic release feature that you set up.
The operation is as follows:
Log on to the Cloud Server Management Console.
Click an instance in the left-hand navigation bar.
Click the area at the top of the page.
Select the instance you want, click more on the right side, and then choose to release the instance .
In the pop-up window, select the release behavior to be released periodically .
Turn off the automatic release switch.
Click Next , and then click Confirm .