Autoscaling Storage
Your datastore grows and shrinks with your actual usage. No manual resizing, no overprovisioning, no wasted spend.
Stop Guessing Your Storage Needs
Traditional backup storage forces you to choose: overprovision and waste money, or run lean and risk running out of space during a critical backup. Autoscaling removes the choice entirely.
No Overprovisioning
Don't pay for 5 TB when you're only using 800 GB. Autoscaling adjusts to your actual usage, so you never pay for empty space.
No Failed Backups
Running out of space mid-backup is a silent disaster. Autoscaling ensures capacity is always available when your backup job needs it.
No Manual Resizing
No tickets, no waiting, no dashboard clicks. Capacity adjusts automatically every 5 minutes. You only pay for what you use, billed by the hour.
How Autoscaling Works
Every 5 minutes, we check your datastore's actual usage and adjust capacity accordingly.
Usage is checked every 5 minutes
Our system monitors your datastore's actual storage consumption continuously.
Capacity scales in 100 GB increments
When usage approaches the limit, capacity grows. When it drops after a prune, capacity shrinks.
Billing adjusts hourly
You pay for the allocated size at that moment, prorated by the hour. No surprises.
Thresholds give you control
Configure upper and lower limits. Disable downscaling to lock in capacity when needed.
Scaling Behavior
Checks run every 5 minutes. Scaling happens in 100 GB increments. You can disable downscaling to lock in capacity when needed.
Full Control When You Need It
Configurable Thresholds
Set upper and lower limits on your datastore size. Autoscaling works within your boundaries, so you stay in control of maximum spend.
Disable Downscaling
Expecting a large backup? Lock in your current capacity to prevent downscaling before the job runs. Re-enable when you're ready.
5-Minute Check Interval
Capacity adjustments happen within minutes of usage changes. Fast enough for backup jobs, efficient enough for cost savings.
Hourly Prorating
When capacity changes mid-hour, billing is prorated. Scale up for 3 hours during a backup, scale back down, and only pay for those 3 hours at the higher rate.
Pay Only for What You Use
Autoscaling is included with every datastore at no extra cost. You're billed at the standard €8.50/TB/month* rate based on your datastore's current allocated size, prorated hourly.
Extra for Autoscaling
Included with every datastoreScaling Increments
Granular capacity adjustmentsBilling Interval
Prorated when capacity changesExample: A Typical Month
Your datastore starts at 500 GB. Mid-month, a large backup pushes usage up, and autoscaling grows the datastore to 700 GB. After your prune job runs a week later, usage drops and the datastore scales back down to 500 GB.
| Period | Allocated Size | Duration | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days 1–15 | 500 GB | ~15 days | ~€2.13* |
| Days 15–22 | 700 GB | ~7 days | ~€1.39* |
| Days 22–30 | 500 GB | ~8 days | ~€1.13* |
| Total | ~€4.65* | ||
Without autoscaling, you'd need to provision 700 GB for the whole month (~€5.95*). Autoscaling saved ~€1.30 in this example.
Works for Every Workload
Growing Homelabs
Start with 100 GB on the free tier. As you add VMs and containers, your datastore grows with you. No manual resizes, no planning ahead.
Seasonal Workloads
E-commerce spikes, quarterly reports, end-of-year archives. Storage scales up for the peak and back down after, so you don't pay for idle capacity.
MSPs Managing Clients
Onboarding a new client? Their datastore scales up as their backup history builds. Client leaves? It scales back down. Billing matches reality.
Frequently Asked Questions
Storage That Fits Your Workload
Start with 100 GB free. Autoscaling adjusts capacity every 5 minutes based on actual usage. You only pay for what you use, billed hourly.
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