Linode disk images resizing a linode

July 14, 2021 . 2 MIN READ

https://www.linode.com/docs/platform/disk-images/resizing-a-linode/

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You can move your Linode from one plan to another by using the resize feature. To complete the resizing process, your Linode will be powered off and migrated to a different host in the same data center. Your data, configuration profiles, and IP addresses will be all be moved to the new host. Please note that the migration will take approximately 1 minute for every 3-5 gigabytes of data.

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If you’re downgrading your plan, verify that your disks are using less space than the new plan provides. For more information, see our documentation on resizing a disk.

Here’s how to resize your Linode:

Log in to the Linode Manager.
Click the Linodes tab.
Select a Linode from the list.

Click the Resize The webpage shown below appears.
Select a plan.
Click Resize this Linode Now. Your Linode will be powered off and moved to another host. Depending on the size of your Linode, this process can take up to one hour.
(Optional) When the migration completes check your storage allocation meter. If you resized your Linode to a larger plan, you’ll have additional un-used storage to allocate to your disks. You may want to add some of this storage to one of your disks if the internal filesystem on it is running low on free space, or just so you can use it in the future.

In your Dashboard, click the Edit button next to the disk you’d like to allocate the extra storage to. Enter a new size in the specified range and click Save Changes.