Update, resize, rebuild and delete a node

Everything you can do to a node is in Actions on the Node page. You never need SSH or Hetzner Console for it.

With Strict token custody, resizing, replacing and deleting ask you for a temporary Hetzner token first — see Connect Hetzner.

Node software updates#

Belvador publishes node software as signed releases. The node's agent checks for them every 15 minutes and installs only releases whose signatures and checksums verify against Belvador's signing keys; a release that fails to start is rolled back.

When a newer version is available for your node, the page shows Upgrade to {version}. The status turns Upgrading while it installs. A backup is taken before an upgrade.

The Security section shows when the node last received a signed release manifest; if that is older than 24 hours, the node turns Degraded.

Change machine size#

Pick a bigger machine when the disk or memory runs high, or a smaller one when you need less. Only sizes with the same CPU architecture are offered.

The machine powers off for about 1–2 minutes. Errors sent meanwhile are held at the edge and delivered afterwards. Hetzner bills the new size from then on.

Replace machine and restore#

Use Replace machine & restore when the machine is lost or broken — deleted by accident, a failed disk, a node that stays Failed.

1. The current server is deleted in Hetzner, including anything on its disk.

2. Belvador creates a new server and installs the node software.

3. Your data is restored from the latest successful backup. Errors sent in the meantime stay queued at the edge; errors received after that backup and not held at the edge are lost.

It takes about 5–10 minutes. Issues cannot be viewed until it finishes. If you hold your own recovery kit, the timeline asks you to upload it — see Backups.

Delete a node#

Delete node removes the node and everything on it:

• all error data on the node is wiped;

• the server and its firewall are deleted from your Hetzner project;

• every DSN that sends to this node stops accepting errors.

Deletion starts after a 15-minute delay. Every owner gets an email, and any owner or admin can choose Undo until then. A final backup is started when deletion is prepared.

After deletion, check your Hetzner project: if the node's server or firewall is still there, delete it in Hetzner Console so it is no longer billed. The complete deletion run against Hetzner has not yet been verified end to end on a live account.

Deleting a node does not delete the workspace or its projects. To leave Belvador entirely, an owner can also delete the workspace from Settings — see Account, two-factor and roles.