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title: "Server Renewal System - Learn to Avoid Suspension | FPS.ms"
description: "Learn how the fps.ms renewal system works for free servers. Configure renew timing, avoid suspension, and prevent file deletion—read now."
url: https://fps.ms/docs/getting-started/how-server-renewal-works
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# How Server Renewal Works

To efficiently manage resources, **fps.ms** utilizes a **Renewal System** for free servers. This system eliminates the need to wait in a queue to access your server by allowing you to manually extend your server’s uptime.

### How does Renewal work?
When you create a Free server through **fps.ms** your server comes deployed with a **Expiry Timer** on the main page. This date on the Expiry Timer indicates when the free server will go into a **suspended** state. 

![The Free server card on the Console page, with the time left until the server expires highlighted](https://assets.docs.fps.ms/getting-started/how-server-renewal-works/01-free-server-expiry-timer-88ed7482.webp)

### What is a "Suspended" state?
When a server enters the suspended state:

- It becomes **inactive**.
- You will **not** be able to access your server files, settings, or perform any operations on it.
- The server is **not deleted**, but temporarily inaccessible.

To reactivate the server, simply click the **“+ Add XX Hours”** button. This will renew your server by the specified number of hours and extend its expiry time, restoring full access.

### What happens if i don't Renew my server?
From the moment your server goes into a suspended state, your files will be kept for the **next 28 days**. If you do not renew your server in that time, your files will be **deleted** from our servers without a way of recovery. Though if you simply renew your server during that time, your files will not be deleted.

### When can I renew my server again?
You can only renew a server when its remaining time is **less than the renewal threshold** defined by its server type. For example:


| Server Type | Renewal Threshold (Hours) |
| ----------- | ------------------------- |
| Minecraft   | 24 Hours                  |
| Vikunja     | 168 Hours (7 days)        |
| Discord Bot | 24 Hours                  |

!!! info "INFO" "- **Minecraft** servers can be renewed when they have **less than 24 hours** remaining before expiry.
- **Vikunja** servers can be renewed when they have **less than 168 hours (7 days)** remaining before expiry.
- Discord Bot servers can be renewed when they have **less than 24 hours** remaining before expiry."

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