METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REQUESTING ACCESS TO LIMITED SERVICE INSTANCES

Systems and methods for requesting termination of a service instance that is owned by a client computing device when, for example, there is limited availability of such service instances. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, a method for requesting termination of a service instance executing on a remote application server, the service instance being owner by a first client device, is described. The method may include receiving, at a second client device, a list of service instances to which a request may be made, the list of service instances including the service instance; requesting, by the second client device, termination of the service instance; forwarding a request to the first client device to terminate the service instance; and creating a new service instance if the service instance is terminated whereafter the second client device becomes the owner of the newly created service instance.