Enabling auto-renewal for subscription instances saves you the effort of manual renewal and helps prevent service disruptions caused by a missed renewal. If you no longer need auto-renewal for an instance, you can disable this feature.
Precautions
Auto-renewal: The system attempts the first payment deduction at 08:00, nine days before the instance expires. If the payment fails, the system tries again once per day for the next two days, for a total of three attempts. Ensure that your Alibaba Cloud account has a sufficient balance to prevent renewal failure.
NoteIf all three automatic payment attempts fail, you must renew the instance manually to prevent service interruptions and potential data loss.
If you manually renew an instance before its scheduled auto-renewal date, the system will perform the next automatic renewal before the new expiration date.
The auto-renewal feature takes effect the next day. If your instance expires the next day, you must renew it manually to avoid service disruptions. For more information, see Manually renew a subscription instance.
Method 1: Enable auto-renewal when you create an instance
When you enable auto-renewal during purchase, the renewal period is based on the initial subscription duration. If you purchase by month, the auto-renewal period is one month. If you purchase by year, the auto-renewal period is one year. For example, if you purchase an instance for six months and enable auto-renewal, the instance is automatically renewed for one month when it is about to expire.
When you create a subscription ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance, select a subscription duration, and then select the Auto-renewal checkbox. The renewal fee is automatically deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account before the instance expires.
Method 2: Enable auto-renewal for an instance that is in use
After you enable auto-renewal, the system renews the instance based on the renewal period that you select. For example, if you select a renewal period of three months, the instance is renewed for three months at each renewal.
Log on to the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click .
On the Renewal Management page, click the Manual or Non-renewal tab.
To renew your instance, follow the steps that meet your renewal requirements.
To enable auto-renewal for a single instance:
On the Manual or Nonrenewal tab, find the target instance and click Enable Auto Renewal in the Actions column.
On the Enable Auto Renewal page, select an auto-renewal period and click Auto Renewal.
To enable auto-renewal for multiple instances:
On the Manual or Nonrenewal tab, select the target instances.
In the lower-left corner of the Manual or Nonrenewal list, click Enable Auto Renewal.
On the Enable Auto Renewal page, select an auto-renewal period and click Auto Renewal.
Related tasks
On the Renewal page, you can also perform the following operations:
Click the Autotab. In the auto-renewal list, find the target instance, and in the Actions column, click Edit Auto Renewal to change the auto-renewal period.
Click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab. In the list of instances, find the target instance and click Renew in the Actions column to renew the instance.
Click the Manual or Auto tab. In the list of instances, find the target instance and click Nonrenewal in the Actions column. This prevents the instance from being renewed when it expires.
Click the Auto or Nonrenewal tab. In the list of instances, find the target instance and click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column. This changes the renewal method from automatic to manual and disables auto-renewal.