“out of capacity” errors always-free ARM instance on Oracle Cloud

Discussion & Solutions
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30‑day sandbox + always‑free ARM

Oracle cloud

I am using Oracle cloud it’s always free for AMD 1gb Ram 0.48 mbps

But not for always free for ARM

I tried many times always free ARM but I didn’t get. Always it’s show me out of capacity
I tried 1 to 4 OCPU
I tried 2gb to 24 gb ram
But always show me out of capacity error try again 1 years ago same thing.

Can you please help me what’s wrong with me?

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It’s not you; it’s just too many people want free ARM right now. Try changing region, time, and lowest settings, and keep checking every day. Good luck—you’ll get it soon!

Always‑Free ARM shapes really are “first‑come, first‑served”—they sell out in seconds. You can:

  1. Switch to AMD micro
  • In the Compute → Instances wizard, pick VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro (1 OCPU, 1 GB RAM).
  • It’s always free and almost never out of stock.
  1. If you must stick with ARM
  • Change your Region (e.g. US‑Phoenix or Frankfurt).
  • Select VM.Standard.A1.Flex, set OCPUs = 1, RAM = 1 GB, and tick “Always Free.”
  • Hit Launch fast—no lag, or it’ll say “sorry, sold out.”
  1. Final sanity checks
  • Make sure you’re in the Always Free compartment, not a paid one.
  • If it still fails, wait 5 minutes and try another region. Capacity frees up occasionally.

That should stop the “out of capacity” dance. Good luck building your empire—no cable‑tangling required!

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  • Change your Region (e.g. US‑Phoenix or Frankfurt).

i talk to support team they said while you created account once you choose region then you cant change region

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and im not even able to create an account lol