Onidel Cloud supports changing the billing period right from the panel. You can change it to longer or shorter billing period as you see fit.

# Changing the Billing Cycle

1. First log into your [Onidel Cloud](https://cloud.onidel.com) Account.

2. Next navigate to [Compute > Virtual Machine](https://cloud.onidel.com/cloud/compute/vm) > (select your VM) > Overview > Current Billing. Then change the Billing Cycle after clicking the calendar icon.

   ![](https://cw.hypercore-internal.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdFFCIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--bc0331838d4d955a36d2651d0a7ee251ff69c625/10-overview-billing-cycle-update.png.webp)

3. After selecting an option, the new price and monthly rate will be displayed. If all looks good, click the **Update Billing Cycle** button.

   ![](https://cw.hypercore-internal.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdFlCIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--4ae69d6d66b899316ca704093931d85ed5d626b1/11-update-dialog.png.webp)

4. Your billing cycle should be updated by now.

   ![](https://cw.hypercore-internal.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGNCIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--fb6a3b15f77ac447d786d17ec3393cc9f94c8168/12-current-billing-cycle.png.webp)

5. Keep in mind it will take effect on the next billing date once the new invoice is generated. Alternatively you can click **Renew Now** to get the new invoice immediately.

   ![](https://cw.hypercore-internal.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGdCIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--25f5b31ae161473a1c912e2e9756a1f8cea67e06/13-renew-now.png.webp)

# Changing the Billing Cycle with Hourly Billing

We currently **do not support** changing billing cycle to hourly.

If your VM is currently on [Hourly Billing](https://kb.onidel.com/hc/kb/articles/1756094438-hourly-billing), you can change its billing period, but it will not be possible to return back to hourly billing after this.

![](https://cw.hypercore-internal.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdGtCIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--501a205f8715b857fbe78f831ec5df6811b3e12a/15-hourly-billing.png.webp)