How to Upgrade / Downgrade Your Hosting Plan in AMP Updated on April 22, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 2 Minutes, 46 Seconds to Read In this tutorial, we will show you how to upgrade or downgrade your Hosting Plan in your Account Management Panel (AMP). If you’ve outgrown or underutilized your current hosting plan, you can easily sign-in and take advantage of the AMP to upgrade or downgrade your plan to match your current hosting needs. We will also cover changing your plan term (payment cycle), for example from 1 year to 2 years. Then we’ll show you how to set up Billing reminders, so you can set custom reminders for upcoming payments. If you’re interested in learning more about the hosting plans, check out the Differences Between Shared, VPS, and Dedicated Hosting. Table of Contents Upgrade / Downgrade a Hosting Plan How to Change the Term of Your Hosting Subscription How to Set up a Billing Reminder in AMP Upgrade / Downgrade a Hosting Plan Using the Change Plan option in AMP will allow you to do just that! Using the steps below I’ll show you how to accomplish either an account upgrade or downgrade. So if you need to upgrade to a VPS server hosting or dedicated server, or change the limits of your shared hosting plan, you’ll have the knowledge to accomplish this at any time. Login to AMP. Find the hosting plan you want to modify, then click the Change Hosting Plan button. You will then see a list of the available options. The prices will be pro-rated to take into account what you have already paid. Select the term you want, then click the Checkout button. Select your payment method such as PayPal or Credit Card. Agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by checking the box. Click the Order button. The time frame for Upgrading/Downgrading will differ, depending on your request, but you will receive an email upon completion. How to Change the Term of Your Hosting Subscription Login to AMP. In order to change the term of an existing plan, then you will need to first go to Billing. Select My Subscriptions. Review the details of the hosting subscription you wish to change. Click on the drop-down labeled Select Renewal Term under the column labeled Change Term. Payment will not be processed unless you select pay now. Note that if there are any issues with payment, then you should contact our Billing team for immediate assistance. How to Set up a Billing Reminder in AMP We will email you a reminder when your product(s) are up for renewal. But, you can set a billing reminder for your account renewal in your AMP as well. Follow along to learn how to set up a billing reminder for your account renewal in your AMP. Login to AMP. Roll your mouse over the Billing menu, then select Set Renewal Reminder.NOTE: If you have already configured a reminder, then you will see the previous selection “Your Current Renewal Reminder: ## days before”. Click on the Edit button to follow along with the next steps to change it. From the Renewal Reminder drop-down menu, select the number of days (7, 14, 30, 60) before your renewal date that you would like to receive a reminder. Once you have made your selection, click on the Save button. To confirm your settings have been saved, you will then see a message similar to the following: “Your Current Renewal Reminder: ## days before” In the next guide, we’ll show you how to Renew / Pay for your Current Plan in AMP. Premium Hosting That Delivers Results Your website is your business foundation. Our hosting platform delivers the performance, security, and reliability that growing companies require to compete effectively online. 99.99% Uptime 24/7 Expert Human Support 100% Money-Back Guarantee Web Hosting Plans Share this Article InMotion Hosting Contributor Content Writer InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals! More Articles by InMotion Hosting Related Articles How to Add/Cancel Domain Privacy in AMP How to Upgrade / Downgrade Your Hosting Plan in AMP How to Purchase or Cancel an SSL From AMP Manage Your Control Web Panel Server from the Account Management Panel (AMP) Advanced Product Support (APS) Explained Engrampa Archive Manager for Linux How to Change Your Domain Nameservers in AMP Submitting a Ticket Request Adding a Dedicated IP Address to Your Server How To Get Great Support & Customer Service
Hello, Are there any preparations to do on our side before upgrading from a Shared Server Hosting Plan to a Dedicated Server Hosting Plan? For example, should we perform a Full Account backup before upgrading through AMP? Also, how long would the server downtime be while it’s being upgraded? Thanks in advance.
Hi, Susan! I’d advise a full account backup, simply out of personal preference– I have complete trust in our upgrade team, but I always like to make a full account backup before any major change. Our team will have backups made during the process of the upgrade, and will leave the old Shared account online until a successful transfer is confirmed. Still, best practice is best practice, so I always recommend the extra backup. Other than that, you don’t need to worry about doing anything before the upgrade. Since the Dedicated server is comparatively huge, your old account will be set up as a cPanel on the new server. The team will leave your old Shared plan up and running during the transfer and won’t take the old Shared account down until the domain is pointed to the new Dedicated account. Depending on who your domain registrar is, the team may be able to do this automatically, or you may need to do so once the account is ready. Other than that, we’ll take care of everything. I hope that helps, and enjoy your new Dedicated Server!
I am moving my webshop to Shopify, but still need to find a solution for my email server.Am I able to downgrade my VPS100 plan to launch or Power, and just just the inmotion servers to handle my emails while all website address request will go to my Shopify site ?
Yes, you can downgrade your VPS to a Launch or Power plan to host just your domain’s email, while your website would be hosted by Shopify. Typically this is done by configuring the DNS zone located in the name servers that the domain is pointed to. With that said, if your domain is pointed to InMotion Hosting’s name servers, then you can edit the DNS records using the Zone Editor in cPanel. Specifically, you will modify the MX record, which handles the email (to InMotion), as well as the A record, which handles the website traffic (to Shopify) for your domain. You may refer to our guide “How to Set DNS Records for 3rd Party Services” for general instructions on how to host your website with a 3rd party while your email is hosted by InMotion Hosting. I strongly recommend reaching out to Shopify to confirm which records (and their values) are required for the services you have with them prior to making any changes to your DNS. If you are not pointed to InMotion Hosting’s name servers then you will need to edit the DNS records (similarly as outlined above, but) using the system designed for the name servers that your domain is pointed to. I hope this helps! Sincerely, Carlos DaSilva
