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How to Renew Your Game Server

Renew a game server manually or set up automatic renewal

2 min read
Oct 20, 2026

To keep your game server running, renew its runtime in time. You can do this either manually with the Renew button or automatically, so you no longer have to keep track of the expiry date.

Check the Runtime

Open your server's dashboard. In the Overview, Expires in the Server Information box shows how long your server has left, e.g. "in 4 days".

Available Durations

From 90 days on, you get a discount that grows with the duration:

Duration Discount
10 days –
30 days –
90 days 5 %
180 days 10 %
365 days 15 %
730 days 20 %

Renew Your Server Manually

  1. Open the renewal
    Open your server's dashboard and click Renew at the top. The Renew Server dialog opens.

  2. Choose a duration
    In the Runtime step, choose how long you want to renew your server. 30 days is preselected. At the bottom you see the Total for the selected duration.

  3. Choose a payment method
    In the Payment Method step, choose how you want to pay.

  4. Check the summary
    Check your selection and the Total in the Summary step and complete the renewal.

Set Up Automatic Renewal

With automatic renewal, your server is renewed automatically shortly before it expires. For this you store a payment method, which is kept securely with our payment provider and charged shortly before expiry.

  1. Open auto-renewal
    Open your server's Overview. As long as your server is not renewed automatically, the Auto-renewal box shows "Your server will not renew automatically" and the status Inactive. Use this box to open the Auto-renewal dialog.

  2. Choose a payment method
    In the Payment method step, pick the payment method we should use to renew your server. You can choose between Credit card, PayPal, EPS and Pay by Bank.

  3. Start the setup
    Click Continue to setup and follow the steps up to the Review.

Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Oct 20, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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