# Limits and policies

The operating limits that affect how you plan an instance. Backups Paid plans: one disk backup a day, seven kept (7). Recovery point objective: 24 hours. Free: no daily backups. Free $0, 1000 GB outbound per calendar month. Account One instance until the first successful monthly renewal; several afterward. Machine Each instance is one [dedicated machine ](https://docs.lathe.live/machine). Regions The available locations are listed on the create form, by `GET /locations `, and by `list_plans `. Changing plan Up: the difference for the rest of the period is charged now. Down: your instance moves to a smaller machine, keeping its data and its address, and is down while the data is copied; the daily backups taken on the machine it leaves do not come with it. The unused part of the bigger plan comes back as credit on your next invoice, and the smaller price applies from then on. A move down is refused while the data, the engine memory floors or the apps would not fit the smaller plan.

Plan-specific hardware, prices, engine memory floors, and connection limits are returned by `GET /plans `and `list_plans `.

[Plans and prices ](https://lathe.live/pricing). Why the price is one number with nothing metered: [a managed database with a flat price you can compute ](https://docs.lathe.live/guides/flat-price-database). [Previous Connect to PostgreSQL ](https://docs.lathe.live/postgres)[Next Lathe REST API reference ](https://docs.lathe.live/api)

## Related

- [A managed database with a flat price you can compute ](https://docs.lathe.live/guides/flat-price-database)

One dedicated paid machine, one monthly price from $15: storage, 20 TB of traffic, backups, TLS and the console included. Nothing metered.
- [Managed Postgres: traffic included, no metering ](https://docs.lathe.live/guides/no-egress-fees)

Every paid Lathe instance includes 20 TB of traffic a month at full speed. Pull backups, run exports, move your data out: traffic is included in the flat price.
- [A database that never pauses and never meters ](https://docs.lathe.live/guides/never-paused)

Paid plans: no idle sleep or usage meters. One dedicated machine that stays on for one price from $15.