You win by simultaneously holding:

• $50 Million cash in the bank
• 90+ Reputation score

Both must be true at the same time — reputation alone won't save an empty treasury.

Time advances automatically month by month. The day counter ticks in real time within each month.

• Tap the speed button (top-right) to cycle: 1× → 2× → 3×
• ⏸️ Pause at any time — all popups pause automatically too
• Speed resets to 1× on a new game

Your data center has five core resources to manage:

• Servers — each client contract consumes servers. Buy more to take on more contracts. Each server costs $2K and needs rack space.
• Rack Space — each rack holds 4 servers. You start with 5 racks (20 server slots). Expand before buying more servers.
• Cooling Efficiency — higher is better. Low cooling = high power costs. Hire staff to improve it gradually, or buy Cooling upgrades for a step change.
• Bandwidth — required to serve clients. Add 1,000 Gbps blocks for $100K each.
• Staff — each technician adds cooling efficiency and handles maintenance. Each hire costs $5K upfront, plus $8K/month ongoing.

Contracts appear automatically in the Contracts panel. Each shows:

• Servers needed — must have enough free capacity to sign
• Duration — months the client will stay
• Monthly payment — your revenue from this client

Client types and their pay rates:

• 🚀 Startup — $800/server, high churn
• 🏢 Enterprise — $600/server, stable
• 🤖 AI Lab — $1,200/server, needs 80%+ cooling
• 💰 FinTech — $1,100/server, needs Tier III cert
• 🎬 Media — $900/server, moderate churn
• 🏥 Healthcare — $950/server, low churn

Your monthly profit = Revenue − Expenses. Revenue comes from client contracts plus any passive bonuses (Solar tier 3, CDN tier 3). Expenses are:

• Power — servers × cooling factor. The biggest cost early on. Reduce with Solar and Power upgrades.
• Staff — $8K/month per technician
• Maintenance — $100/server/month. Reduced by AI Operations upgrades.
• Bandwidth — $5/Gbps/month. Reduced by Network tier 2.
• Rack Space — $200/rack/month

Check the Financials carousel slide for a full breakdown each month.

Tap View Upgrades in the Actions panel. There are 7 upgrade trees, each with 3 tiers. You must buy tiers in order.

• ☀️ Solar Array — cuts power costs by 20/40/60%. Tier 3 adds $8K passive income.
• ❄️ Cooling System — improves efficiency to 82/93/99%. Tier 3 unlocks AI Labs.
• 🤖 AI Operations — cuts maintenance by 15/35/55%.
• 🔋 Power Infrastructure — prevents outage events and cuts power costs.
• 🏅 Certification — Tier 1 unlocks FinTech. Tier 2 boosts reputation. Tier 3 unlocks Government clients.
• 🔒 Cybersecurity — mitigates cyber event damage. Tier 3 makes you immune.
• 📡 Network — prevents fiber cuts, cuts bandwidth costs, and at tier 3 adds $150/server/month revenue.

Events fire randomly each month — frequency increases as you grow. Most offer a choice:

• Pay — spend money to avoid the damage
• Accept — take the hit to reputation, cooling, servers, or cash

Positive events (rebates, awards, competitor outages) just require you to click OK. Events are staged — early game brings small incidents, late game brings major crises. Upgrades like Cybersecurity, Power Infrastructure, and Network can automatically block or reduce certain events.

Reputation rises when you're profitable and falls when you're losing money. It also changes through events (breaches hurt, awards help) and upgrades (Certification, Security). Reputation above 75 attracts better contracts. You need 90+ to win, alongside $50M cash.

Three rivals compete for market share: MegaCloud (aggressive), SwiftHost (fast-growing), and GreenData (eco-focused). They periodically run ad campaigns, poach clients, or open new facilities — you'll see a popup when they act. Your market share grows as you take on more clients and falls if you lose them. Watch the Market Share slide in the dashboard carousel.