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Locked out of Oracle Cloud because you lost your two-step verification and bypass codes? This post shares a workaround still working as of February 2024: use support.oracle.com to submit a non-technical SR, have support reset your MFA, then reconfigure two-step verification. Includes tips for handling registration and verification emails, plus updated notes vs older, now-invalid methods.

Lost access to Oracle after changing phones because Oracle Authenticator no longer works? This post documents a previously working emergency workaround: derive a bypass code by editing the IDCS console URL, log in, remove old devices, and bind your new phone. Note: this method stopped working in February 2024—see the comments for the latest viable approach.

Hands-on benchmark of Oracle Cloud lightweight instances in Singapore and Osaka, covering AMD and ARM configurations. Includes detailed CPU, memory, and disk performance (lemonbench/yabs), network routing back to major Chinese carriers, Speedtest results, IP reputation scores, and comprehensive IPv4 streaming unlock tests for Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, TikTok, OpenAI, and more.

Oracle Cloud has started reclaiming idle Always Free instances. This post summarizes the official idle criteria and multiple keep-alive approaches: using bc/infinite loops to keep CPU busy, the one-click NeverIdle script, lookbusy-based cron jobs, and a dynamic Oracle-server-keep-alive-script. With full command and parameter examples, you can raise CPU/network/memory utilization to avoid your free VPS being reclaimed.