# Gyro Cloud Istanbul: resizing the plan, server name, labels and deleting the server

https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/gyro-cloud-istanbul-resize-and-hostname

- **What you will learn**: How to resize your server when you need more, how the plan affects the hourly price, how to give your server a name and labels, and how to delete the server to stop the charge.
- **Time**: 6 minutes
- **Who this is for**: Anyone managing a Gyro Cloud Istanbul server.
- **What you need**: An active server and enough balance.

## 1. Before resizing

- **Plans:** There are 8 plans from `standart-1-2` to `standart-8-32` ([price table](https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-the-hourly-price-is-calculated)). When the plan changes the hourly price follows the **new plan's** monthly price; the monthly cap also applies per the new plan.
- **Take a snapshot** before resizing ([Snapshots](https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/gyro-cloud-istanbul-rdns-snapshots)); the server may need to shut down briefly during the resize.
- Make sure your balance can cover the new plan's charge.

## 2. Resizing the plan

1. Open your server from **My Services**. If the service page has a plan upgrade option (an **Upgrade** tab or a **Renew/Upgrade** menu) use it; the system shows the new plan and hourly price.
2. If the option is not shown, open a request on the **Support** page: write your service number and the plan you want (for example `standart-4-8`). Our team changes the plan and replies.
3. When it finishes your server runs with the new resources. If the disk also grew, use **Management** > **Storage** > **Extend Disk** inside the panel.

> **Info**
> 
> A plan change does not create an invoice; the hourly price follows the new plan's monthly price and the old and new plans appear as separate rows on the Spending page.

## 3. Server name and labels

- **Panel name / label:** With the label icon next to the service name you can give your server a nickname (up to 60 characters) and coloured labels ([Service nicknames and labels](https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/hizmet-takma-ad-ve-etiket)). It helps you search and filter when you have many servers.
- **The server's own name:** For the host name inside the system run this on the server:

```
hostnamectl set-hostname web-1.example.com
```

> **Info**
> 
> A server name set in the panel or API is stored only on the service record; it does not change the name inside the server.

## 4. Deleting the server

The only way to stop the charge is to delete the service. **Spending** > **My prepaid services** > **Delete**; confirm by typing the service number. Deletion cannot be undone; snapshots are deleted too. Details: [Stopping and deleting a prepaid service](https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/stopping-and-deleting-a-prepaid-service).

```
gyro server delete 12345 --dry-run
gyro server delete 12345 --yes
```

## 5. Frequently asked questions

**Will my server shut down while resizing?**

The server may need to shut down briefly during a resize. Take a snapshot first and plan the change for a quiet hour.

**How is the price calculated after a plan change?**

The new plan's hourly price applies from the hour of the change. The monthly cap is calculated separately for each plan ([How the hourly price is calculated](https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-the-hourly-price-is-calculated)).

**Can I move to a smaller plan?**

Open a support ticket; depending on your data and disk size the safest route is often to open a new server, move the data and delete the old one.

## Next step

- [API, CLI and Terraform](https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/gyro-cloud-istanbul-api-cli-terraform)
- [The Spending page](https://www.gyrohosting.com/en/knowledgebase/article/spending-page-hour-by-hour-ledger)