diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServerTransferController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServerTransferController.php
index 6179cb350a..6cbdde8d1b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServerTransferController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServerTransferController.php
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Models\GithubApp;
 use App\Models\GitlabApp;
 use App\Models\Server;
+use App\Rules\SafeWebhookUrl;
 use App\Rules\ValidServerIp;
 use App\Services\ServerTransfer\ServerTransferBundle;
 use App\Services\ServerTransfer\ServerTransferClaimer;
 use App\Services\ServerTransfer\ServerTransferImporter;
 use App\Services\ServerTransfer\ServerTransferMigrator;
+use Illuminate\Http\Exceptions\ThrottleRequestsException;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use OpenApi\Attributes as OA;
 use Throwable;
@@ -217,7 +220,12 @@ class ServerTransferController extends Controller
 
         // The target connects to the server over SSH when it takes over management, so an unreachable
         // server would leave an imported server here that this instance cannot manage.
-        $connection = @fsockopen($ip, $port, timeout: 5);
+        // On Cloud the probe is rate limited and cannot reach private, loopback, or link-local addresses,
+        // so users cannot scan ports of Cloud's own network.
+        Server::throttleValidation($teamId, $ip);
+        $probeHost = filter_var(Server::normalizeIp($ip), FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6) ? '['.Server::normalizeIp($ip).']' : $ip;
+        $probeAllowed = ! isCloud() || Validator::make(['ip' => "http://{$probeHost}:{$port}"], ['ip' => [new SafeWebhookUrl]])->passes();
+        $connection = $probeAllowed ? @fsockopen($ip, $port, timeout: 5) : false;
         if ($connection !== false) {
             fclose($connection);
         }
@@ -235,8 +243,11 @@ class ServerTransferController extends Controller
             [
                 'label' => "the target can reach the SSH port of the server ({$ip}:{$port})",
                 'ok' => $connection !== false,
-                'message' => $connection !== false ? null
-                    : "This instance cannot reach the server at {$ip}:{$port}. Allow SSH from this instance to the server, then transfer again.",
+                'message' => match (true) {
+                    $connection !== false => null,
+                    ! $probeAllowed => "This instance cannot connect to a private, loopback, or link-local address ({$ip}). Use the public IP address of the server.",
+                    default => "This instance cannot reach the server at {$ip}:{$port}. Allow SSH from this instance to the server, then transfer again.",
+                },
             ],
         ];
 
@@ -319,6 +330,8 @@ class ServerTransferController extends Controller
                 preserveUuids: $request->boolean('preserve_uuids', true),
                 adoptMode: $request->boolean('adopt_mode', true),
             );
+        } catch (ThrottleRequestsException $e) {
+            throw $e;
         } catch (Throwable $e) {
             $payload = ['message' => $e->getMessage()];
             if ($e instanceof ValidationException) {
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ServerLimitCheckJob.php b/app/Jobs/ServerLimitCheckJob.php
index ff4b7531c3..82ad38d6c8 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ServerLimitCheckJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ServerLimitCheckJob.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ServerLimitCheckJob implements ShouldBeEncrypted, ShouldQueue
     public function handle()
     {
         try {
-            $servers = $this->team->servers;
+            $servers = $this->team->managedServers;
             $servers_count = $servers->count();
             $number_of_servers_to_disable = $servers_count - $this->team->limits;
             if ($number_of_servers_to_disable > 0) {
diff --git a/app/Models/Server.php b/app/Models/Server.php
index 6e82272a1c..b8b56389ec 100644
--- a/app/Models/Server.php
+++ b/app/Models/Server.php
@@ -1333,6 +1333,16 @@ $siteAddress {
         return $this->proxy->modelScope();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Servers that this instance manages. A transferred server is only an archive and does not use a server slot.
+     */
+    public function scopeNotTransferredAway(Builder $query): Builder
+    {
+        return $query->where(fn (Builder $query) => $query
+            ->whereNull('server_metadata->transfer->status')
+            ->orWhere('server_metadata->transfer->status', '!=', 'transferred'));
+    }
+
     public function scopeWhereProxyType(Builder $query, string $proxyType): Builder
     {
         return $query->where('proxy->type', $proxyType);
diff --git a/app/Models/Team.php b/app/Models/Team.php
index 05c9287491..9d02d229a5 100644
--- a/app/Models/Team.php
+++ b/app/Models/Team.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Team extends Model implements SendsDiscord, SendsEmail, SendsPushover, Sen
             return true;
         }
         $serverLimit = Team::serverLimit($team);
-        $servers = $team->servers()->count();
+        $servers = $team->managedServers()->count();
 
         return $servers >= $serverLimit;
     }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class Team extends Model implements SendsDiscord, SendsEmail, SendsPushover, Sen
 
     public function serverOverflow()
     {
-        if (Team::serverLimit($this) < $this->servers->count()) {
+        if (Team::serverLimit($this) < $this->managedServers()->count()) {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -392,6 +392,14 @@ class Team extends Model implements SendsDiscord, SendsEmail, SendsPushover, Sen
         return $this->hasMany(Server::class);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Servers that use a server slot. Archives of transferred servers are left out.
+     */
+    public function managedServers()
+    {
+        return $this->servers()->notTransferredAway();
+    }
+
     public function usesSwarm(): bool
     {
         return $this->servers()
diff --git a/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php b/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
index 707f7fdc02..3dd43f8d7c 100644
--- a/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
+++ b/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ class ServerTransferImporter
 
         if (! $dryRun) {
             $this->assertCanImport($serverUuid, $serverIp, $teamId, $preserveUuids);
+            // The import validates the server over SSH, so it uses the same Cloud limit as a new server.
+            Server::throttleValidation($teamId, $serverIp);
         }
 
         if ($uuidConflict) {
@@ -509,7 +511,7 @@ class ServerTransferImporter
         $uuidMessage = match (true) {
             $existingServer === null => null,
             $existingServer->trashed() => "The server with UUID {$serverUuid} is still being deleted on this instance. Wait a minute, then transfer again.",
-            $existingServer->isTransferredAway() => "Another team of this instance has the archived copy of server {$existingServer->name}. Transfer the server into that team, or delete the archive there first.",
+            $existingServer->isTransferredAway() => 'Another team of this instance has the archived copy of this server. Transfer the server into that team, or delete the archive there first.',
             default => "A server with UUID {$serverUuid} already exists on this instance. Delete/transfer it first, or import with preserve_uuids=false.",
         };
 
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/subscription/actions.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/subscription/actions.blade.php
index 75ea746245..1b0c391963 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/subscription/actions.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/subscription/actions.blade.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div wire:init="loadRefundEligibility" class="application-settings-workspace flex flex-col gap-6" x-data="{
     qty: {{ $quantity }},
     get current() { return $wire.server_limits; },
-    activeServers: {{ currentTeam()->servers->count() }},
+    activeServers: {{ currentTeam()->managedServers()->count() }},
     preview: @js($pricePreview),
     loading: false,
     showModal: false,
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php
index b755449333..7435085821 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php
@@ -241,6 +241,23 @@ describe('POST /api/v1/servers/import', function () {
             ->assertJsonValidationErrors(['preserve_uuids']);
     });
 
+    test('on Cloud, rate limits the SSH validation that the import starts', function () {
+        config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', false);
+        $this->team->update(['custom_server_limit' => 10]);
+        InstanceSettings::findOrFail(0)->forceFill(['server_validation_max_failures_per_ip' => 1])->save();
+        Server::throttleValidation($this->team->id, '10.66.0.20');
+
+        $export = transferExportForApiTest($this->server);
+        $this->server->forceDelete();
+
+        $this->withHeaders(transferHeaders($this->sensitiveToken))
+            ->postJson('/api/v1/servers/import', ['bundle' => $export])
+            ->assertStatus(429);
+
+        expect(Server::where('uuid', $export['server']['uuid'])->exists())->toBeFalse();
+        Queue::assertNotPushed(ValidateAndInstallServerJob::class);
+    });
+
     test('rejects import when the destination team is at its cloud server limit', function () {
         config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', false);
         $this->team->update(['custom_server_limit' => 1]);
@@ -475,6 +492,30 @@ describe('GET /api/v1/servers/import/check', function () {
         fclose($listener);
     });
 
+    test('on Cloud, does not probe private, loopback, or link-local addresses', function (string $ip) {
+        config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', false);
+
+        $this->withHeaders(transferHeaders($this->importToken))
+            ->getJson('/api/v1/servers/import/check?server_uuid=new-server-uuid&ip='.urlencode($ip).'&port=22')
+            ->assertStatus(422)
+            ->assertJsonPath('message', fn ($message) => str_contains($message, 'cannot connect to a private, loopback, or link-local address'));
+    })->with(['127.0.0.1', '10.0.0.5', '169.254.169.254', '::1', 'localhost']);
+
+    test('on Cloud, rate limits the reachability probe', function () {
+        config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', false);
+        InstanceSettings::findOrFail(0)->forceFill(['server_validation_max_failures_per_team' => 2])->save();
+
+        foreach (['10.0.0.5', '10.0.0.6'] as $ip) {
+            $this->withHeaders(transferHeaders($this->importToken))
+                ->getJson("/api/v1/servers/import/check?server_uuid=new-server-uuid&ip={$ip}")
+                ->assertStatus(422);
+        }
+
+        $this->withHeaders(transferHeaders($this->importToken))
+            ->getJson('/api/v1/servers/import/check?server_uuid=new-server-uuid&ip=10.0.0.7')
+            ->assertStatus(429);
+    });
+
     test('rejects a token without the write permission', function () {
         $this->withHeaders(transferHeaders($this->readToken))
             ->getJson('/api/v1/servers/import/check?server_uuid=new-server-uuid&ip=10.66.0.99')
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ServerLimitCheckJobTest.php b/tests/Feature/ServerLimitCheckJobTest.php
index 6b2c074be1..30b993a526 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ServerLimitCheckJobTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ServerLimitCheckJobTest.php
@@ -81,3 +81,23 @@ it('does not change servers when under limit and none are force-disabled', funct
     expect($server1->fresh()->settings->force_disabled)->toBeFalsy();
     expect($server2->fresh()->settings->force_disabled)->toBeFalsy();
 });
+
+it('does not count archives of transferred servers against the limit', function () {
+    $this->team->update(['custom_server_limit' => 1]);
+
+    $live = createServerForTeam($this->team);
+    sleep(1);
+    $archive = createServerForTeam($this->team);
+    $archive->forceFill(['server_metadata' => ['transfer' => ['status' => 'transferred']]])->save();
+
+    ServerLimitCheckJob::dispatchSync($this->team);
+
+    expect($live->fresh()->settings->force_disabled)->toBeFalsy()
+        ->and(Team::serverLimitReached($this->team))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($this->team->serverOverflow())->toBeFalse();
+    Notification::assertNothingSent();
+
+    $live->forceFill(['server_metadata' => ['transfer' => ['status' => 'transferred']]])->save();
+
+    expect(Team::serverLimitReached($this->team))->toBeFalse();
+});
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php b/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php
index 0e656a35e7..b322aa3ff6 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php
@@ -525,7 +525,10 @@ test('the archive of another team is not replaced', function () {
     $otherTeam = Team::factory()->create();
 
     expect(fn () => $this->importer->import($bundle, teamId: $otherTeam->id))
-        ->toThrow(ValidationException::class, 'Another team of this instance has the archived copy');
+        ->toThrow(ValidationException::class, 'Another team of this instance has the archived copy of this server.');
+
+    $uuidCheck = collect($this->importer->importChecks($this->server->uuid, '203.0.113.50', $otherTeam->id))->firstWhere('field', 'server.uuid');
+    expect($uuidCheck['message'])->not->toContain($this->server->name);
 });
 
 test('import rolls back all created rows when a later resource fails', function () {