CPU-Basic Spaces hitting quota limits despite “unlimited hosting” — inconsistent behavior with Restart and Factory Rebuild

I’m encountering inconsistent and possibly contradictory behavior regarding quota limits on Docker Spaces using the free-tier CPU-Basic hardware.

Summary of the issue

A Space that was previously running normally entered sleep (auto-sleep). When attempting to restart it, I encountered quota-related errors that prevent it from running again.

Observed behavior

1. After auto-sleep, clicking “Restart Space” results in:

“You’ve reached your null quota limit, please upgrade your account, or pause your previous Spaces to restart this one” → Redirects to a 403 page

1. As a workaround, I previously used “Factory Rebuild” , which successfully restarted the Space.
2. However, since ~2 days ago, even Factory Rebuild now results in:

“Space Paused — You’ve reached your hardware quota limit across all your Spaces!”

1. This occurs even when:

• I have very few or zero active running Spaces
• I tested with a completely new account (no Spaces at all), and the same error occurs

Expected behavior

According to the documentation, CPU-Basic Spaces are supposed to allow unlimited hosting (with sleep behavior). Therefore:

• Restarting a sleeping Space should not hit a quota limit if no hardware is actively in use
• Factory Rebuild should not immediately trigger a global hardware quota error
• A fresh account with zero usage should not hit any quota

Questions

• Is there a recent change in quota policy for CPU-Basic Spaces?
• What does “null quota limit” refer to in this context?
• Are sleeping Spaces still counted toward hardware quota?
• Why would a fresh account hit a quota limit immediately?

Additional notes

• This behavior started very recently (around 2 days ago)
• The issue affects both Restart and Factory Rebuild flows
• The error messages seem inconsistent (“null quota” vs “hardware quota”)

If this is an intended change, clarification in the documentation would be helpful. Otherwise, this may indicate a bug in quota tracking or Space state management.