Always Free Ampere A1 Compute VM.Standard.A1.Flex

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  Always Free A1 instance disabled despite compliance and active use, no SR access

  Hello Oracle Team and Community Moderators, I need help with an existing Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in Germany Central, Frankfurt. It was administratively …

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  Shadow 5 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Shadow 12:33AM Arm Compute
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  Urgent request to re-enable my Always Free A1 instance or help me upgrade my account

  My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance was previously configured with 4 OCPUs and 24 GB RAM under the previous Always Free allocation. I understand that the Always …

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  rdotdev 48 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by rdotdev Aug 22, 2026 5:28AMOCI - General
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  Always Free A1 instance disabled — unable to resize from 4 OCPU to 2 OCPU

  Title: Always Free A1 instance disabled — unable to resize from 4 OCPU to 2 OCPU Hello, I have an existing VM.Standard.A1.Flex Always Free instance in my home region ap-…

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  jintao 412 views 14 comments 0 points Most recent by jintao Aug 20, 2026 10:33PMOCI - General
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  Always Free A1 instance disabled — request re-enable to resize to 2 OCPU / 12 GB

  Hello Oracle Community, I need assistance with an Oracle Cloud Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance that was automatically disabled following the new Always Free Amp…

  Raimundo 30 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by User_PJGR1 Aug 20, 2026 1:19PMArm Compute
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  Unable to Resize Always Free A1.Flex — Rebuild Failed, Data Recovery Needed

  Hello Oracle Cloud Support / OCI Team, I am requesting your assistance with recovering my previous Always Free Ampere A1.Flex instance and, most importantly, the data st…

  JimmyFFS 46 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by JimmyFFS Aug 19, 2026 5:29PMArm Compute