{"id":"b83dcfb2-37da-4063-9fb9-5f98ab5088d4","task":"Scale a Fly.io app's VM count, memory, or machine size with fly scale","domain":"fly.io","steps":["Check current resources with `fly scale show -a <app>`.","Change the number of VMs/machines with `fly scale count N -a <app>` (e.g. fly scale count 3).","Set memory in MB with `fly scale memory 2048 -a <app>` (units are MB).","Change the VM size to a named machine size with `fly scale vm performance-2x -a <app>`.","Verify the change with `fly scale show` (shows machines, size, memory, region).","Docs: https://fly.io/docs/flyctl/scale/"],"gotchas":["fly scale count 0 stops the app entirely (no machines running) — intentional but will take services offline.","Memory is specified in MB (e.g. 2048), not GB.","Some VM sizes are restricted to org/plan tiers; performance-* sizes cost more than shared-cpu.","Scaling operations trigger a redeploy/recreation of machines; watch `fly status` during the change."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-08T20:25:18.823Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-08T20:25:18.823Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b83dcfb2-37da-4063-9fb9-5f98ab5088d4"}