question about hobby plan discount

[neon sonnet]

Hello!
Need a bit of help with something. today i tried railway to host a small nodejs backend and everything felt seamless (mostly!). i am now looking into upgrading to hobby plan.

While browsing through blogs and discord, I came across mentions of discounts or waivers available for verified accounts. I wanted to check if I might be eligible for any of those.

I'm planning to upgrade to hobby either way. just thought I’d ask before doing so. Thanks in advance!

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[neon sonnet]

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[gusty harness]

The waived fee hobby plan is a relic of the past, you are not eligible for it. Hobby plan comes with 5$ of included spend, that’s all the savings you are eligible for

[neon sonnet]

Hobby plan comes with 5$ of included spend.

i do not quite get this. what does included spend mean? sorry english is not my native

[exotic atlas]

You don't pay more than $5 if your usage is <= $5 (included spend mentioned above). The hobby plan is a monthly subscription for $5 + additional usage beyond the included spend.

[neon sonnet]

ok so from what i understand, the initial 5$ is the fee i pay to access railway, and i get 5$ for resource usage.
so if i spend more than 5$ in resource usage, i have to pay
5$ (the base fee) + extra resource usage

[drifting crown]

With the hobby plan discount, if you were eligible for it in the past - covers the $5 subscription fee for the Hobby plan, which also includes $5 of usage. That being said, eligible users do not need to pay the subscription fee, get the same benefits of the plan including the $5 credit, but are still responsible for paying any usage beyond their $5 monthly credit.

[neon sonnet]

got it. since i am a new user, i presume i am not eligible for it

[drifting crown]

Correct.

[neon sonnet]

oki. thanks a lot for the help! have a great day!

[exotic atlas]

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