How Do I Monitor Server Resources? Print

Monitoring your VPS resources helps you understand performance, plan upgrades, and troubleshoot slowdowns.

Method 1: Command Line (Real-Time Monitoring)
Once logged in via SSH, you can use these built-in tools:

• htop : A user-friendly, real-time process viewer showing CPU and RAM usage per process. (If not installed, run apt install htop or yum install htop).

  • Just type htop and press Enter.

• top : The classic process viewer (pre-installed on most systems).

• free -m : Shows memory (RAM) usage in megabytes.

• df -h : Shows disk space usage in a human-readable format.

Method 2: VPS Control Panel
If your BurjHost VPS includes a management panel (like SolusVM or Virtualizor):

1. Log in to the VPS control panel via the BurjHost Client Area.

2. Look for a "Graphs" or "Statistics" section.

3. Here you will see historical graphs of CPU, RAM, and Network usage over time.

Method 3: Install Monitoring Software
For advanced monitoring, you can install tools like Munin, Nagios, or Netdata to get detailed graphs and alerts.