feat: documentation site
Docusaurus 3 docs-only site at docsite/, served statically by nginx under /docs on the marketing host. Covers getting started (self-hosted install through first server and first licence), the control plane, Vantage HQ, a reference section and operations. Wired into docker-compose.site.yml as docsite (3005:80) and into the image build workflow, rebuilding on its own directory only. Never added to the self-hosted compose file.
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id: free-tier
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title: Free tier
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sidebar_label: Free tier
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---
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Free is a real tier in both deployments — not a trial that turns into nothing.
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## What you get
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| | Free |
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| --- | --- |
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| Servers | 3 |
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| Monitors | 3 |
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| Secret groups | 1 |
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| Notification channels | 1 |
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| Audit retention | 30 days |
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| Support | Community |
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Browser console and single sign-on are not included; they are per-instance
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features on a paid plan.
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## One per account, per deployment
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The limit is enforced per account **and** deployment. A Free cloud instance does
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not prevent a Free self-hosted one — they are separate slots.
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## Free is outside Paddle
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There is no subscription, no £0 line item and no invoice. Your account acquires
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a Paddle customer reference only with its first paid purchase.
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## Renewing
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Free licences have a term and must be renewed from the portal.
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- The renew button appears **7 days before expiry**.
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- It stays available **after** expiry, right up until the instance is reaped —
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so the same button rescues a lapsed instance rather than needing a second
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mechanism.
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- Renewing outside that window is refused, and the message names the date it
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opens.
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:::tip Put the expiry in a calendar
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Warning emails go to the account address. If nobody watches that inbox, a Free
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cloud instance can lapse and eventually be deleted without anyone noticing.
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:::
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## What happens when it lapses
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**Self-hosted:** the instance goes into degraded mode after the grace period and
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stays that way. Nothing is deleted, ever — the reaper is disabled by default on
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a self-hosted install and must stay that way.
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**Cloud:** the instance goes into degraded mode, and after a further period the
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instance **and all its data are deleted**. Warning emails are sent first, naming
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the date.
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:::danger Deletion is permanent
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There is no restore. If a cloud Free instance is approaching that date and you
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want to keep it, renew it, or move it to a paid plan.
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:::
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Deletion is carried out by the control plane rather than by HQ. HQ sends the
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warnings because it knows the billing address; the control plane performs the
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delete because it is the only service that knows which collections carry the
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instance ID.
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## Moving off Free
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Change the instance's configuration to a paid tier and check out. Your data
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stays where it is — a tier change reissues a licence, it does not rebuild
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anything.
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## Relinks
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Free instances get the same relink allowance as paid ones: three per term. That
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cap exists to put a human in front of a fourth attempt, not to obstruct a
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genuine rebuild.
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