DWShells:Keep Renewal
Keep your Free shell renewed
Read your countdown, renew before the deadline and understand the daily allowance.
Last verified: 6 October 2026, against the current customer panel and service rules. Your effective dashboard permissions and assigned values take precedence over examples.
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The renewal check
| Step | What it means |
|---|---|
| 01 · Select shell | Each linked shell has its own status. |
| 02 · Read countdown | Check deadline, eligibility and allowance. |
| 03 · Keep | Complete renewal before expiry. |
| 04 · Verify | Confirm the deadline changed successfully. |
What Keep does
Keep is enabled by default for Free shells. It is a dashboard renewal action, not a measurement of how long SSH or a bot has been connected. Leaving an application running does not replace renewal.
Renew through the panel
- Open Keep / Renewal. Select the Free shell and open its Keep / Renewal page. Read the status, expiration date and remaining allowance.
- Use the available Keep action. Renew before the deadline. Wait for the response instead of repeatedly clicking.
- Check the new deadline. A normal successful Keep provides at least 14 days from renewal. Repeated Keeps do not accumulate unlimited time; a later staff-approved deadline is preserved.
Daily allowance
At most two successful user Keeps are allowed per shell per UTC day. The allowance resets at midnight UTC—5:00 a.m. in Pakistan. Use the actual deadline in the dashboard; do not calculate eligibility from your local calendar alone.
Disabled, expired or paused
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| Keep is off on another plan | This is the default for non-Free plans. Paid renewal remains separate. |
| Keep enabled on a paid plan | It records activity and does not extend the paid subscription. |
| No allowance left today | Wait for the next UTC day if the deadline permits. Contact staff if renewal is urgent. |
| Expired, locked or suspended | Ask staff to review the account. Keep does not bypass suspension. |
| Travel or illness | Contact staff before expiry to request an extension or timer pause. These need staff review. |
A useful routine
- Check the selected shell’s deadline after signing in.
- Set your own reminder ahead of that deadline.
- Verify a successful Keep rather than relying on the click alone.
- Read Inbox and service notices for account changes.
How to read the deadline
Use the expiration date and remaining time displayed for the selected shell. Browser display dates can be localised, while the daily allowance resets according to UTC. If the page shows a paused timer or a staff extension, follow that state rather than adding days yourself.
Keep is not a subscription payment
Keep renews eligible Free access. On other plans, where staff has enabled it, Keep records activity only and does not move the paid subscription deadline. If renewal is urgent and the normal action is unavailable, contact staff before the displayed deadline.
Rules and support
This guide describes how to use the service; it does not replace Signup and Rules. Join #DWShells on irc.darkworld.chat using TLS port 6697 for help. Use the customer portal for your actual status and connection details. Never share credentials or recovery links.