Pay-Per-Use

Pay-Per-Use Billing

RespawnHost uses a Pay-Per-Use billing model. Instead of paying a fixed monthly fee, you are billed per second of actual server runtime. When your server is stopped, you are not charged.

How It Works

1. You top up your account balance with any amount (minimum 5 EUR).
2. When you start a server, billing begins and your balance decreases in real time.
3. When you stop the server, billing stops immediately.
4. Your data is preserved even when the server is off — you only stop paying for compute resources.

The per-second rate depends on the RAM package you selected when creating the server. CPU (fair use 6 vCores), disk space (30 GB), and player slots (unlimited) are included at no extra cost. The panel always shows the current hourly rate so you can estimate costs before starting.

Cost Example

Suppose your game server costs 0.10 EUR per hour:

• Running 24/7 for a full month: approximately 73 EUR
• Running 4 hours every evening (120 hours/month): approximately 12 EUR
• Running only on weekends (64 hours/month): approximately 6.40 EUR

This model rewards you for using resources only when you need them.

Comparison to Monthly Billing

	Pay-Per-Use	Monthly Plan
Billing	Per second of runtime	Fixed monthly fee
Server off	No charge	Full charge
Flexibility	Start/stop anytime	Locked for the month
Minimum commitment	None	Usually 1 month

What Happens When Your Balance Runs Out

If your balance reaches zero while a server is running, the server will be stopped automatically. Your data is not deleted — simply top up your account and restart the server.

We recommend keeping a small buffer in your account and enabling low-balance notifications so you are never caught off guard.

VPS Billing

Note that KVM VPS servers use monthly prepaid billing rather than per-second billing. You pay for each month in advance, and the server remains available for the entire billing period regardless of whether it is running.