How to Check VPS Resource Usage: CPU, RAM & Disk

Monitoring your VPS resource usage helps prevent slowdowns and downtime. You can track server load via the terminal or the VMmanager panel. This article covers both methods.

Using top and htop (Linux)

• Open the terminal and type top to see active processes and CPU/RAM load
• Install htop with sudo apt install htop (or yum install htop)
• Run htop — it provides a visual interface with sorting and filtering options
• Top bars show per-core CPU usage, memory consumption, and swap status

Monitoring in VMmanager

• Log in to VMmanager panel and select your server
• Go to the Monitoring tab to see graphs for CPU, memory, disk, and network usage
• Choose a time range: 24 hours, 1 week, 1 month
• Export stats and set up alerts if needed

Tips for Monitoring Resources

• Watch RAM usage — insufficient memory can slow down websites and databases
• CPU consistently above 90% is a sign of overload
• Check disk space using df -h
• If swap is used, check it with free -m to avoid performance issues

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