What Is the Traffic Pool?
The traffic pool is a shared bucket of data transfer you can assign to any VPS in your account. Buy it once, consume it where you need it, and reassign it between instances at any time.
- Pool traffic never expires.
- Assignments take effect instantly and appear in the hydration log.
- Auto hydration rules can refill a VPS the moment it reaches 99% usage.
B — Manual hydration: add fixed chunks of 100 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, or 10 TB to the selected VPS.
C — Auto hydration: choose a profile (e.g., +100 GB). The system assigns it automatically at 99% usage.
Global vs Premium Traffic Zones
| Zone | Member locations | Multiplier | Ideal use case |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Traffic Zone | Most EDBB data centers across Europe, North America, and Asia | 1 TB assigned = 1 TB delivered | Standard workloads and geo-distributed projects |
| Premium Traffic Zone | High-cost routes such as Cyprus, UAE, Australia, Chile, and Colombia | 1 TB assigned = 0.5 TB delivered | Latency-sensitive applications in premium markets |
Premium zone traffic reflects elevated carrier costs. When assigned to a VPS in a premium location, usage is debited at 2× the normal rate (e.g., 1 TB assigned counts as 2 TB consumed).
Monitor, Refill, and Stay Ahead
- Check pool balance and assignment history via the Hydration log and Pool log buttons.
- Email alerts fire at 80%, 90%, and 100% pool usage; top up before the balance is exhausted.
- Combine pool top-ups with plan upgrades if your baseline traffic requirement grows over time.