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# VDS Server Payment Model and Prices
## Balance \{#balance}
To pay for a VDS server, a [unified balance](/balance-and-payments/balance.mdx#united-balance) or a [cloud platform balance is used, depending on the account balance type](/balance-and-payments/balance.mdx#balances-by-service-type).
You can pay for a VDS server using different [types of funds](/balance-and-payments/balance.mdx#funds-types): basic funds or bonuses.
Before paying, [top up your balance](/balance-and-payments/manage/top-up-balance.mdx).
## Payment Model \{#payment-model}
VDS servers use a pay-as-you-go model. Funds are debited from your balance every hour for the previous hour of server configuration usage.
Unlike [cloud servers](/cloud-servers/about/payment.mdx), where each resource (vCPU, RAM, disk) is billed separately, a VDS server is billed at a single price for the configuration.
Payment for VDS servers is generated by project.
If the server configuration is changed, payment for the new VDS server configuration will begin immediately, and payment for the old configuration will cease after one hour.
:::note
For example, a VDS server configuration changes at 13:25 from 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, and 40 GB local disk to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, and 80 GB local disk. For the 13:00–14:00 hour, you will be charged for both the 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, and 40 GB local disk configuration and the 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, and 80 GB local disk configuration. After 14:00, funds will be debited only for the new 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, and 80 GB local disk configuration.
:::
Payment for a VDS server continues to be charged when [the server is turned off](/vds-servers/manage/manage-server.mdx#turn-off-server), as resources are reserved for it.
## Blocking resources if there are insufficient funds on the balance \{#insufficient-funds}
If there are insufficient funds on the balance at the time of deduction, the VDS server will be automatically blocked — while continuing to incur charges.
To restore access to resources, you must [top up your balance](/balance-and-payments/manage/top-up-balance.mdx) by the debt amount within 14 days after blocking.
If you do not replenish your balance to cover the debt within the allotted time after suspension, the VDS server will be deleted. Data on the local disk will also be deleted. Projects will not be deleted at the same time.
To avoid missing balance top-ups, you can [configure balance status notifications](/balance-and-payments/manage/balance-notifications.mdx).
## External traffic \{#external-traffic}
External traffic is inbound and outbound traffic between the public address of a VDS server and a public address on the internet. All other traffic is considered internal.
All projects within one cloud platform account are provided with 3 TB of free external traffic every month. When the 3 TB of free external traffic is exhausted, traffic will be billed as a cloud platform resource. This means that funds will be debited from your balance every hour for the traffic consumed in the previous hour. The cost of traffic will be added to the total cost of the VDS server within the project.
By default, [basic Selectel DDoS protection](/anti-ddos/ddos-selectel.mdx) is enabled for VDS servers. Malicious filtered DDoS traffic is not counted toward consumption and is not charged.
## Internal traffic \{#internal-traffic}
Internal traffic is inbound and outbound traffic between the public address of a VDS server and the public address of another Selectel service, such as a [dedicated server](/dedicated/).
Traffic between projects and locations of the Selectel cloud platform is also considered internal.
Traffic (inbound and outbound) to any other Selectel services is not charged from the cloud platform side.
## View consumption \{#view-consumption}
## Prices \{#prices}
Prices for VDS server configurations and external traffic can be viewed at [selectel.ru](https://selectel.ru/services/cloud/vps-vds).
## Accounting documents \{#billing-documents}
After payment, you can [obtain accounting documents](/balance-and-payments/accounting-documents.mdx).