{"id":1080,"date":"2025-12-22T09:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=1080"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:00:42","slug":"when-one-box-is-no-longer-enough","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/when-one-box-is-no-longer-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"When One Box is no longer enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One Box is designed to cover the needs of most small websites and personal projects. If your site is growing \u2014 more traffic, more content, more functionality \u2014 you have two ways to expand without switching to a different platform or migrating anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Option 1 \u2014 Add what you need with add-ons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-3721345865\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add-ons let you extend specific resources on your One Box account without changing your plan. You activate only what you need, directly from the mybox Store in your panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available resource add-ons include additional CPU, RAM, storage, and file limit capacity. For a full list see: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/what-are-add-ons-and-how-do-they-work\/\">mybox add-ons \u2014 what&#8217;s available and how they work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the right option if you need a specific resource boost but your overall setup still works well on One Box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Option 2 \u2014 Upgrade to Flex Box or Prime Box<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your project has grown significantly in traffic or complexity, upgrading to Flex Box or Prime Box gives you higher base resources and automatic scaling. Flex Box is particularly suited for sites with variable traffic \u2014 resources adjust automatically to demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/flex-box-flexible-hosting-with-automatic-scale\/\">Flex Box \u2014 flexible hosting with automatic scaling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One Box resource limits for reference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Resource<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>One Box limit<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Storage<\/td><td>5 GB SSD<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RAM<\/td><td>1 GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CPU<\/td><td>2 GHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bandwidth<\/td><td>Unlimited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Files<\/td><td>50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Websites<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-onethird-callout-box onethird-callout-wrap\"><div class=\"onethird-callout onethird-callout--hint\" style=\"--ot-bg:#EAFFF7;--ot-border:#C8E8D8;--ot-text:#6F7C88;--ot-title:#384048;--ot-body:#6F7C88;--ot-icon:#384048;border-radius:6px;padding:16px\"><div class=\"onethird-callout__head\"><span class=\"onethird-callout__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"><\/circle><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 10v6\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 7h.01\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"onethird-callout__title\">Early Access<\/div><\/div><div class=\"onethird-callout__body\">Add-ons are available in early access and are free during this phase. 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