Managed Kubernetes payment and pricing model
Managed Kubernetes can work:
- on cloud servers — Cloud platform resources are paid for;
- or dedicated servers — pay for dedicated servers, dedicated server networks and cloud platform resources (load balancers, public subnets, public IP addresses).
Balance
Cloud platform resources
Dedicated server resources
For payment cloud platform resources depending on the type of balance in the account is used single balance or cloud platform balance.
You can pay for resources in a number of ways types of funds: fixed assets, bonuses.
Before payment top up.
For payment dedicated server resources depending on the type of balance in the account is used single balance or basic balance.
You can pay for dedicated server resources in a number of ways types of funds: fixed assets, bonuses.
Before payment top up.
Payment Model
Cloud platform resources
Dedicated server resources
The cloud platform uses a pay-as-you-go payment model. The balance is debited every hour for the previous hour of usage cloud platform resources and it's also paid for external traffic.
All resources created are paid for, even if they are turned off.
For example, you have created Managed Kubernetes cluster nodes with resources: vCPU, RAM and Local Disk. If you shut down or suspend the cluster nodes, the resources continue to be paid for every hour.
More details about payment in the document Terms of use of individual services: group of services Cloud platform.
When you create a Managed Kubernetes cluster on a dedicated server, it is set to tariff plan. The tariff plan determines the duration of the paid period and the payment amount. The payment day is set on the day of delivery of the dedicated server, and the first paid period starts with it.
The payment day, payment amount and duration of the paid period can be viewed in the control panels on the server page → tab Services.
When the paid period ends, the server is automatically renewed for the same period.
For example, a Managed Kubernetes cluster on a dedicated server is created on September 10, 2024 with a six-month plan at a cost of 8,000 ₽/month. The lump sum payment for creating a cluster on a dedicated server (including a 7% discount) is 44,640 ₽. The next payment for the dedicated server will be February 10, 2025. The server will be automatically renewed for six months, the payment amount will be calculated based on the cost of the dedicated server at the time of renewal.
Payment is deducted in a lump sum for the entire period. When paying, bonuses are debited first, then fixed assets. If bonuses are insufficient, the balance is deducted from fixed assets based on the calculation of the daily cost of the server — per day by one type of funds.
For example, a server costs 3,000 ₽/month, one day costs 100 ₽. Let's say you have 850 ₽ of fixed assets and 2,450 ₽ of bonuses. Then when you renew the service, 2,400 ₽ of bonuses will be deducted first, and then 600 ₽ of fixed assets.
Types of dedicated server tariff plans
- 1 day;
- 1 month;
- 3 months — 3% discount;
- 6 months — 7% discount;
- 12 months — 15% discount;
- 12 months, pay monthly — 10% discount.
Traffic
Internal traffic
Internal traffic is the inbound and outbound traffic between a cloud platform object or dedicated server and another Selectel product, such as object storage.
Traffic between projects and pools in Selectel's cloud platform is also referred to as internal traffic.
Internal traffic (incoming and outgoing) is not paid.
External traffic
External traffic is the inbound and outbound traffic between the public address of the cloud platform object and the public address on the Internet. In Managed Kubernetes clusters on cloud and dedicated servers, all external traffic is routed through the public address of the cloud router. The rest of the traffic is internal traffic.
For all projects within one cloud platform account, 3 TB of free external traffic is provided each month. After using the free 3 TB of external traffic, the external traffic is charged at the following rate cloud platform payment models.
The default for the cloud platform is enabled Selectel's basic protection against DDoS attacks. Malicious filtered DDoS traffic is not counted in consumption and is not billed.
View the resource consumption of the cloud platform
To see the current cost of the entire cloud infrastructure, consumption and charges for infrastructure and external traffic, you can go to control panel under Cloud platform → Platform consumption.
Present value
Present value is the amount of money that the current cloud infrastructure configuration consumes over a certain time.
The current cost can be viewed at control panel under Cloud platform → Platform consumption → tab Present value.
You can see the current value of certain projects, resources and pools per hour, day or month.
Infrastructure cost data is updated every hour. They are displayed in the Dashboard 5-35 minutes after the actual change in infrastructure and its cost. Recently deleted resources can continue to be displayed in the dashboard until the next data update. In this case, resources are no longer charged from the next hour after deletion.
Consumption and payment schedules
Infrastructure consumption and payment schedules can be viewed at control panel under Cloud platform → Platform consumption → tab Schedule of Expenditures → tabs Consumed and Paid.
You can view consumption of specific projects, objects, resources, regions, and pools. Consumption and payment schedules can be viewed for a certain period of time or sorted by days, weeks, months, years.
To upload consumption and payment details in the format of .csv, press Download CSV and select how the rows will be grouped in the upload (by hours, days, weeks, months, years).
All of them resource locks are displayed on consumption schedules and payment schedules.
Traffic
External traffic consumption for the current month can be viewed in control panel under Cloud platform → Platform consumption → tab External traffic.
To upload the details of external and internal traffic consumption for each hour for all public addresses of the account in the format of .csv, select a period and press Download CSV. You can only upload the detail for the last three months.
Blocking resources if there are insufficient funds in the balance
Cloud platform resources
Dedicated server resources
If there are insufficient funds on the balance sheet at the time of the write-off to pay, all cloud platform resources will be automatically blocked and will continue to be charged.
To regain access to resources, you must top up by the amount of the debt within 14 days after the blocking. The debt for resources that were charged during the blocking period will be automatically repaid. Projects are not blocked — you can delete the entire project or resources via API.
If you do not top up the balance for the amount of the debt within 14 days after the blocking, all resources of the cloud platform will be deleted. Projects will not be deleted.
To avoid missing recharges, you can Set up balance notifications.
If at the moment of debiting there are not enough funds on the balance for full payment, the server will be extended and continue to be charged daily for some time, depending on the tariff plan:
- server with tariff plans 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months — after four days the ports of access to the local network and the Internet are blocked, after 10 days it is deleted without the possibility of recovery;
- server with 1 day tariff plan — access is blocked immediately, after 24 hours it is deleted without possibility of recovery.
Holidays and weekends are not included in the calculation.
If there are not enough funds on the balance to pay for a day, the server will be charged in debt. The debt does not burn off after the server is deleted.
For example, the next payment for your server with a 6-month plan costing 8,000 ₽/month is October 11, 2024. A lump sum of 48,000 ₽ should be debited upon renewal. When the payment is generated, the server cost is recalculated. Let's say it has increased to 8,100 ₽/month and you have 48,600 ₽ and you don't have enough money in your account. Then the daily cost of the server will be calculated and charged at renewal — 48,600 ₽ ÷ 182 days = 267 ₽. Payment will be deducted on a daily basis until the balance is full (minus the days already paid). If payment is not received, after four days the LAN and Internet access ports will be blocked for the server. After 10 days, the server and all data on it will be deleted without the possibility of recovery.
If the money takes a long time or there is no possibility to replenish the balance, legal entities can defer payment up to five days.
Prices
Prices for cloud platform resources and dedicated server can be viewed at selectel.ru. Prices in poolahs may vary.
To calculate the cost of a Managed Kubernetes cluster go to resource calculator.
Reporting documents
After payment, you can report.