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Your server keeps lagging, your plugin list keeps growing, or your whole friend group finally joined on the same night. You can now upgrade your BruceNode server plan straight from the dashboard, pay only for the days left in your billing period, and keep playing on the same world. Here's exactly how it works, plus two new ways to lock down your account.
You only pay the difference between your current plan and the new one, for the days left until your next renewal.
Say you're on Minecraft Starter at $4 a month and move to Standard at $8 a month, with 15 days left in a 30 day month. You pay half of the $4 difference: $2.00 today. From your next renewal on, you pay $8 a month.
Quarterly, semi-annual and annual plans work the same way. The difference is worked out over your whole billing period, and you pay for the part that's left, so annual plans keep their 2 free months. The price shows up before you pay, and there are no extra fees on top.
Nothing moves. Your server stays on the same machine with the same address and port, and it restarts once to pick up the new memory. Everything in your file manager stays exactly where you left it: worlds, plugins, mods and configs.
On Minecraft servers we also raise Java's memory limit to match the new plan, so your server actually uses the extra memory instead of leaving it idle.
If your server is stopped when you upgrade, nothing restarts. It simply starts on the new plan the next time you turn it on.
On most games, bigger plans come with more storage too, which means extra room for big worlds and modpacks.
Two, both sent to the email on your account:
You also get a Plan upgraded notification in the bell at the top of your dashboard.
If something needs sorting first, the Upgrade plan window tells you what to do:
Running an hourly server? Open a ticket and our team upgrades it for you.
If your server lags or crashes with out of memory errors, more memory is usually the fix. Our Minecraft RAM calculator guide helps you size it for your player count and mods, and How to Pick the Right Minecraft Server Plan walks through every tier. If the problem is low TPS rather than memory, start with our Minecraft lag guide before you upgrade.
Passkeys. Add a passkey in Settings, then Security. From then on, every sign-in, whether you use your password, Discord or Google, also asks for your passkey: Face ID, your fingerprint, Windows Hello or a security key. Your first passkey comes with 8 one-time backup codes, so a lost phone never locks you out. Keep them somewhere safe.
One-time two-factor codes. If you use an authenticator app, each 6-digit code now works exactly once, so a code someone spots over your shoulder can't be reused.
Upgrading takes about a minute, costs only the days left in your billing period, and keeps your world exactly where it is. Open your server, click Upgrade plan, and enjoy the extra room. New to BruceNode? Start a Minecraft server on any plan and upgrade whenever your community grows.
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