Ending OneMiners Hosting? Here’s What It May Cost to Return Your Miner
Ending a mining hosting agreement involves more than simply switching off an ASIC and asking for it to be shipped home.
The miner first has to become eligible for release under the hosting agreement. Outstanding balances may need to be settled, the machine needs to be removed from the rack, and shipping or collection must be coordinated. Depending on the customer’s agreement and destination, additional costs can also apply.
Under the current OneMiners process, some costs are predictable while others require individual review. The standard de-racking labor fee is $30 per miner, while storage may cost $100 per miner per month if collection or shipment is not arranged within 30 calendar days after the termination process. Shipping, packaging, insurance, customs, and related logistics are variable.
Here is what customers should understand before requesting their miner back.
📝 Termination Starts With a Written Request
According to the Hosting and Performance Optimization Agreement described in the attached document, customers can request termination by providing written notice.
Unless an applicable contractual exception exists, the standard notice period is three months. The document also notes that certain situations defined in the Hosting Agreement may permit termination outside the standard conditions, including qualifying electricity-price increases or sustained uptime below the contractual threshold.
Submitting the request does not automatically mean the miner can immediately leave the facility.
Before equipment is released, OneMiners Customer Support must verify that the contractual requirements have been fulfilled.
🔧 De-Racking Costs $30 Per Miner
One of the clearest costs in the process is the de-racking fee.
Once hosting ends, the ASIC must be physically removed from the facility rack and prepared for the next stage of its return.
The current fixed charge is $30 USD per miner.
That means removing one miner costs $30 in de-racking labor. Five miners would cost $150, while ten miners would result in $300 in de-racking charges.
However, this is only the fixed removal cost. Packaging and transportation are separate.
💳 Outstanding Balances Must Be Settled First
Before the equipment can be released, the account has to meet the financial requirements described in the hosting agreement.
The document states that outstanding electricity charges, hosting or service fees, applicable infrastructure charges, de-racking fees, and other outstanding account balances must be settled.
The purchase price of the miner must also be fully paid.
For customers using the Pay Later program, any remaining installments must be paid in full before the miner can be released.
This means the final amount needed to retrieve a machine may include more than return logistics. Existing account balances can also affect when the release process begins.
⏳ An Early Termination Fee May Apply
Early termination is another cost that cannot always be predicted from a standard price list.
The attached document states that if the miner has not completed two years of hosting, an early termination fee may apply depending on the customer’s individual agreement.
There is no universal amount that should be estimated in advance. The internal team must review the applicable contract and determine whether an early termination fee applies and, if so, calculate the amount.
Customers considering termination before completing their minimum hosting period should therefore request a contract-specific review rather than assuming there will be no additional fee.
📦 Waiting More Than 30 Days May Add Storage Costs
Once the termination process has been completed, customers should arrange collection or shipment of their eligible equipment within 30 calendar days.
If that does not happen, a storage charge of $100 per miner per month may apply.
For a customer retrieving one machine, an additional month could mean $100 in storage.
For five miners, that could become $500 per month.
For ten miners, the potential monthly storage charge reaches $1,000.
The Hosting Agreement may also allow certain low-value equipment to eventually be disposed of at the Administrator’s discretion if collection is not arranged. This makes timely logistics planning particularly important.
🚚 Shipping Costs Have to Be Calculated Individually
There is no fixed shipping price for getting a hosted miner back.
The document identifies several costs that can vary depending on the individual return, including packaging materials, shipping charges, freight insurance, customs duties, import or export charges, brokerage fees, applicable taxes, and other destination-related logistics expenses.
For example, moving an ASIC domestically could involve a very different cost structure from shipping the same machine internationally.
Insurance requirements, customs procedures, the final destination, and available courier services can all change the quotation.
For that reason, the OneMiners internal team must review these expenses before providing a final shipping or termination-cost quote.
Customers may also provide their own shipping labels or courier account information, although this remains subject to approval by the internal team and hosting facility.
⚙️ What Equipment Actually Gets Returned?
An important detail in the document is that only the customer’s purchased mining equipment is eligible for return.
Not everything used around the hosted miner belongs to the customer.
Items identified as OneMiners property and therefore not normally returned include power cables, Ethernet cables, fans, flash drives, manuals, packaging materials, foam protection, infrastructure components, shelving, containers, and other operational consumables.
The document also states that storage media or other internal devices may be securely destroyed where required for operational or security purposes.
Customers should therefore confirm exactly what equipment is included in their return instead of assuming every accessory surrounding the ASIC will be shipped with it.
✅ What Happens Before Your Miner Is Released?
The process involves several checks.
OneMiners Support verifies the customer’s hosting email and order number, checks for outstanding balances and Pay Later installments, reviews whether the minimum hosting period has been completed, and sends the case to the appropriate internal team for calculation of variable costs.
A final shipping quotation or total termination cost should not be provided until that internal review has been completed.
Once the applicable fees have been confirmed, the customer accepts the quotation, and all required payments have been received, the equipment release process can begin.
💭 Final Thoughts
So, what may it cost to get your miner back after ending OneMiners hosting?
The predictable starting point is the $30 de-racking fee per miner.
If shipment or collection is not arranged within 30 calendar days after termination, $100 per miner per month in storage may apply.
If the miner has been hosted for less than two years, an agreement-specific early termination fee may also apply.
Beyond those costs, packaging, shipping, insurance, customs, import or export charges, brokerage fees, taxes, and other logistics expenses need to be calculated individually.
Outstanding electricity, hosting, infrastructure, Pay Later, or other account balances must also be settled before eligible mining equipment can be released.
For that reason, customers considering termination should contact OneMiners early, provide their hosting email and order number, and arrange the destination and shipping method as soon as possible.
The earlier the logistics are prepared, the easier it is to understand the final cost and avoid unnecessary storage charges.
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