# Am I able to upgrade my server to another plan?

Before we answer your question, let's explain some terms before!

##### How does my server work?

When you first purchase your Minecraft server you purchase a specific amount of ram. You may have seen it online, the start command when you launch the Minecraft server via command line. You will see the Java command, the ram allocation "-Xmx1G" and the jar to boot. Our internal system kind of works similarly.

> `java -Xmx1G -jar minecraft_server.jar `

##### If I upgrade/downgrade my server, do I keep my files?  


<p class="callout success">Absolutely, the only thing that is changed is the amount of ram your server is allocated with.</p>

##### If I upgrade/downgrade my server, do I keep my IP?

<p class="callout success">Absolutely, the only thing that is changed is the amount of ram your server is allocated with.  
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Simply open a ticket in our billing area [<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**here**</span> ](https://you.aquatis.host/submitticket.php)and let us know what server you want to upgrade.

<p class="callout warning">Once you paid the invoice to upgrade the server, the system will automatically allocate you the new ram amount. However, you must restart the server to take effect.</p>