How bandwidth is measured
Bandwidth is the sum of inbound and outbound traffic for your VPS, measured monthly. The counter resets on your billing anniversary (the day you first deployed the server each month).
Your current usage is visible in real time on the Overview tab.
Overage policy
| Usage threshold | Action |
|---|---|
| 0 – 79 % | Normal operation |
| 80 – 94 % | Warning displayed in control panel |
| 95 – 99 % | Email alert sent to your registered address |
| 100 % | Network throttled to 1 Mbit/s for the remainder of the billing cycle |
Throttling is lifted automatically at the start of the next billing cycle.
Purchasing additional bandwidth
Need more bandwidth immediately? Open a support ticket requesting a top-up. We charge at the same per-GB rate as your plan's included bandwidth, billed to your account.
Reducing bandwidth consumption
# Install vnstat to see which days used the most
apt install vnstat
vnstat --days 30
# Identify heavy processes
iftop -i eth0 # live per-connection traffic
nethogs # per-process totals (apt install nethogs)Common causes of unexpected bandwidth:
- Public DNS resolver left open (restrict to localhost)
- Open proxy or relay
- Crypto-mining malware — check with
topfor high CPU processes - Unoptimised backup jobs sending data off-server
CDN offloading
If you run a web application, consider fronting it with a CDN (Cloudflare free tier) to offload static assets. Most plans see 60–90 % bandwidth reduction.