Change size - boat

To move a sandbox to a different size, give --type to resume or fork.

Command	What changes
`resume`	The sandbox itself gets the new size.
`fork`	The copy gets the new size. The source sandbox does not change.

Resume and fork already restore a snapshot onto a new machine. So a size change costs nothing more than the resume or fork itself.

boat resume bx_23456789 --type large
boat fork   bx_23456789 --type small

curl -X POST https://boat.dev/api/v1/sandboxes/bx_23456789/resume \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BOAT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"type":"large"}'

await sandbox.resume({ sandboxId: "bx_23456789", type: "large" });

sandbox.resume(sandbox_id="bx_23456789", resume_request=ResumeRequest(type="large"))

Grow and shrink

A move to a bigger size always works.
A move to a smaller size fails with type_too_small when the sandbox holds more data than the smaller size can take.
After a refused move, the sandbox stays exactly as it was. You do not lose the sandbox.
To shrink past that limit, delete data. Then let the sandbox make a new snapshot, and try again.

Cost

A bigger size costs more per hour because you get a bigger machine. The price per hour in Machine types is the full price.