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# How does the Faaaster free trial work?

The **Dev** plan is **free for 30 days**. It gives you access to a complete WordPress site, with 2 development branches, daily backups, an HTTPS certificate and 10 GB of storage.

![The Subscription tab: the current plan and the available plans.](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/9/d/2/d/9d2d3e0b7134b800/act-abonnement-plan-en_sd9rju.png)


## Contents

- [What's included](#2-whats-included)
- [What's limited](#2-whats-limited)
- [Checking where you stand](#2-checking-where-you-stand)
- [At the end of the 30 days](#2-at-the-end-of-the-30-days)
- [Upgrading to a higher plan](#2-upgrading-to-a-higher-plan)

> **The main limitation**: a site on the Dev plan is **paused when nobody visits it**. It restarts on demand.

## What's included

- 1 WordPress site
- Server resources ×1
- 2 development branches
- Daily backups
- HTTPS certificate
- 10 GB of storage

## What's limited

- The site is **paused when it gets no visits**, and must be restarted.
- The Dev plan is designed as a **private work site**, not as production hosting.
- **Only one free trial per account**: if you've already used it, the **Dev** card in the creation flow shows **No more free spots**, and a new Dev site is paid from the moment you subscribe.

### The exact rule

- **5 days without use** → the site is paused;
- for a development **environment**: **30 days without use** → it's archived (an alert is sent at 23 days).

> **What counts as "use"**: opening the site's page in your Faaaster dashboard. Visits from your visitors to the public site **don't count**.

## Checking where you stand

The renewal date is shown in the site's **Overview**, in the **Hosting** block, on the **Renewal** line.

## At the end of the 30 days

At the end of the 30 free days, **the site is archived**. It can still be restored: just subscribe to a plan to bring it back online.

## Upgrading to a higher plan

From the site's **Subscription** tab, the **Change plan** section lets you switch to Perso, Pro or Business at any time: click **Select** under the plan you want. The prorated amount of the current plan is credited automatically. This change is reserved for the organization's owner and admins.