How to Check Your Resource Usage in DirectAdmin

Monitoring your resource usage helps you understand how your website performs and whether you are approaching any limits. This guide shows you how to check CPU, memory, I/O, and other resource metrics.

Quick Resource Check via DirectAdmin

Log in to DirectAdmin
On the dashboard, look for the Resource Usage or LVE Statistics section
You will see a summary of:
- Current CPU usage
- Physical memory usage
- I/O throughput
- Entry processes in use
- Number of processes
- I/O operations per second

Detailed Usage History

Click Resource Usage or CloudLinux LVE Statistics
You can view usage over different time periods:
- Current — Real-time snapshot
- Today — Usage today
- Yesterday — Previous day
- This Month — Current billing period

Reading the Usage Table

Column	Meaning
Limit	Maximum allocated for your plan
Usage	Current/average usage
Faults	Times the limit was reached
Max Usage	Peak usage in the period

Checking Disk Usage

Via DirectAdmin Dashboard

Log in to DirectAdmin
The dashboard shows Disk Usage and Bandwidth usage
Click on the values for a detailed breakdown by:
- Email accounts
- Databases
- Website files
- Log files

Via SSH

bash

# Overall disk usage
du -sh ~/domains/yourdomain.com/

# Largest files
du -ah ~/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/ | sort -rh | head -20

# Database sizes
mysql -e "SELECT table_schema AS db, ROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024, 2) AS size_mb FROM information_schema.tables GROUP BY table_schema;"

Checking Email Quota Usage

Go to E-Mail Manager > E-Mail Accounts
Each account shows its current usage vs quota
To free space, delete old emails or increase the quota

Checking Bandwidth Usage

In DirectAdmin, go to Your Account > Site Summary or Statistics
View bandwidth usage by month
Breakdown by domain is available

What to Do When Hitting Limits

Immediate Actions

Check which resource is being exceeded
Look for resource-hungry processes via SSH: top or ps aux
Identify if a specific page or script is causing the issue

Short-Term Fixes

Enable caching to reduce PHP execution
Optimize large database queries
Block abusive bots via .htaccess
Compress large images

Long-Term Solutions

Upgrade to a higher hosting plan for more resources
Implement a CDN for static content
Optimize your application code
Consider VPS hosting for resource-intensive applications

Monitoring Tips

Check resource usage weekly to spot trends
Set up uptime monitoring to get alerts when your site is down
Review access logs to identify traffic patterns and bots
Clean up old files, emails, and database entries regularly

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