Instances

Learn how to change the geographic region where your instance runs to reduce latency, improve performance, or meet residency needs.

Learn how to restrict your instance to a chosen geographic region, reduce network latency, and maintain consistent performance.

Understand why an instance enters the shelving state, how scalable storage protects its data, and when the process occurs.

Follow the steps to safely restore an instance backup, understand how current data is overwritten, and recover an earlier state.

Learn why game server instances may wait in a queue, how the queue protects platform stability, and ways to reduce wait times.

Learn how to safely delete an instance from the dashboard, preserve needed files, understand billing, and confirm termination.

Reduce latency by selecting the right region, enabling restricted scheduling, and collecting traceroute data for support.

Learn how to package and download every file from your instance as a zip archive, then save a complete copy to your device.