Fair Use Policy

kubestart is a shared platform. To ensure a good experience for all customers, we enforce fair use rules on bandwidth, compute, and network behavior.

Bandwidth throttling

Each package includes a monthly transfer cap. When your cluster exceeds its cap:

All traffic is throttled to 1 Mbps for the remainder of the billing period.
Throttling affects all pods in the cluster, including system components.
Full bandwidth is restored automatically at the start of the next billing cycle.

Throttling is automatic and does not require manual intervention. Your cluster keeps running, but network-dependent workloads will be significantly slower.

Prohibited usage

The following activities are not allowed and may result in immediate suspension:

Cryptocurrency mining — GPU or CPU mining workloads.
DDoS attacks — using your cluster to flood external targets.
Port scanning — systematic scanning of external or internal networks.
Spam — bulk unsolicited email or messaging from cluster workloads.
Illegal content — hosting or distributing content that violates applicable law.

Suspension

If prohibited usage is detected, your cluster may be suspended immediately without prior throttling. Suspended clusters are paused entirely — all workloads stop and the cluster API becomes unavailable.

Throttling vs. suspension

	Throttling	Suspension
Trigger	Monthly transfer cap exceeded	Prohibited usage detected
Effect	Cluster runs at 1 Mbps	Cluster paused entirely
Duration	Until next billing cycle	Until resolved with support
Automatic	Yes	No — requires review

Appeals

If your cluster is suspended and you believe it was in error, contact support. Suspensions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Provide details about your workloads to help speed up the review.

Bandwidth & Limits — speed limits and transfer caps.
Subscriptions — billing states and payment issues.