Overview dashboard metrics
Navigate to Instances → Manage → Overview to see:
| Metric | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CPU % | Live from hypervisor | Refreshes every 15 s. Shows 0 when VPS is off. |
| RAM | Allocated capacity | Total memory assigned to your plan |
| Disk | Used vs. allocated | Per-VPS snapshot, refreshes every 30 s |
| Bandwidth | Monthly used vs. limit | Resets on your billing anniversary date |
Analytics tab
The Analytics tab breaks down bandwidth into inbound and outbound components and shows network I/O in bytes/sec.
Inside the VPS
For deeper metrics, log in via SSH and use:
# CPU, process list
top
htop # more interactive (install: apt install htop)
# RAM breakdown
free -h
# Disk usage
df -h
du -sh /var/log/* # find large directories
# Live network stats
vnstat # install: apt install vnstat
iftop # install: apt install iftopBandwidth overage
When you approach your monthly bandwidth limit:
- The Bandwidth progress bar turns orange at 80% and red at 95%.
- Exceeding the limit will throttle your network speed to 1 Mbit/s.
- You can either wait for the billing cycle to reset or purchase a bandwidth top-up through a support ticket.
Setting up Netdata for continuous monitoring
wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://get.netdata.cloud/kickstart.sh
sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.shNetdata runs on port 19999 by default. Access it at http://YOUR_VPS_IP:19999. Secure it with a reverse proxy and authentication before exposing it publicly.