{"id":1137,"date":"2020-12-16T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T09:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2020\/12\/16\/4725768-how-to-check-vps-resources-usage-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:42:03","slug":"4725768-how-to-check-vps-resources-usage-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4725768-how-to-check-vps-resources-usage-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check VPS Resources Usage at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Checking VPS resources usage<\/h2>

Navigate to the VPS<\/a><\/b> section on hPanel and click Manage<\/b> next to your chosen server. Then, open the Backups & Monitoring<\/b> section on the left side panel and click on Server Usage<\/b>:<\/p>

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Choose the period<\/b> you’d like to analyze: the last 24 hours, week, month, or year:<\/p>

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Below, you’ll find several graphs with the main VPS metrics.<\/p>

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The graphs in the Server Usage <\/b>section use the GMT+0 timezone<\/a><\/b> 💡<\/p>\n<\/div>

CPU usage<\/h3>

CPU usage displays the amount (in %) of CPU power consumed by your server<\/b>:<\/p>

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It’s completely normal if CPU usage is high from time to time. It can increase when you’re installing resource-heavy applications or when your VPS is processing a lot of data.<\/p>

When you see that your CPU usage keeps increasing, you can find the processes that cause the high usage and use our <\/span>VPS AI Assistant<\/b><\/a> to get insights on how to address the cause.<\/span><\/p>

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RAM usage<\/h3>

RAM usage displays the amount of memory <\/b>(GB) that’s used by your server’s processes<\/b>:<\/p>

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RAM and PHP memory are not the same<\/b>. <\/b>To learn more about it, check this article: What Is the Difference Between PHP Memory Limit and RAM?<\/a> 💡 <\/b><\/p>

Number of processes<\/h3>

This graph displays the total number of all processes<\/b> running on your server:<\/p>

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We recommend keeping the number of processes low. For shutting down any process, you can refer to this tutorial: How to Kill a Process in Linux<\/a> 💡 <\/b><\/p>

Disk space<\/h3>

Disk space shows the amount of data<\/b> (GB) held in the disk of your server<\/b>:<\/p>

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If you notice your disk usage is high, you can investigate further via SSH. The following commands help identify what is consuming disk space:<\/p>

Check overall disk space:<\/strong><\/p>

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df<\/span> -h<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
This shows total, used, and available space for each mounted filesystem.<\/p>
Find the largest directories:<\/strong><\/p>
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du<\/span> -sh \/* 2<\/span>><\/span>\/dev\/null |<\/span> sort<\/span> -rh |<\/span> head<\/span> -20<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Lists the top 20 directories by size, starting from the largest.<\/p>
Find large files in a specific directory:<\/strong><\/p>
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du<\/span> -sh \/var\/log\/* |<\/span> sort<\/span> -rh |<\/span> head<\/span> -10<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Useful for spotting oversized log files, which are a common culprit.<\/p>
In case you are worried about disk space<\/b>, you may enable disk quota<\/b> and limit the amount of space your files take.<\/p>
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Disk inodes<\/h3>
Inodes are items that correspond to the number of files and folders<\/b> you have on your server:<\/p>
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You can also check it further from SSH.<\/div>
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Check inode usage per filesystem:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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df<\/span> -i<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
High inode usage (even with free disk space) can cause “disk full” errors. This is especially common when log files or cache files accumulate as many small files.<\/p>\n
Find directories with the most files (inode-heavy):<\/strong><\/p>\n
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find<\/span> \/ -xdev -printf '%h\\n'<\/span> 2<\/span>><\/span>\/dev\/null |<\/span> sort<\/span> |<\/span> uniq<\/span> -c |<\/span> sort<\/span> -rn |<\/span> head<\/span> -20<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
It’s crucial to keep the number of inodes low<\/b>. Unattended files (e.g., log files that are being generated on a regular basis) can fill up your disk space pretty fast.<\/p>
Outgoing traffic<\/h3>
Outgoing traffic shows connections from the server<\/b> to a remote location:<\/p>
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Incoming traffic<\/h3>
Incoming traffic shows connections coming into the server<\/b> from a remote location:<\/p>
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Reducing VPS resources usage<\/h2>
High usage of your VPS resources usually comes down to poor website optimization<\/b>. This can be solved by considering the following aspects:<\/p>