Overview
You can check your resource usage on a Managed VPS from the DreamHost panel. Viewing this information on a Shared, Dedicated, or DreamPress hosting plan is not currently available.
What are the symptoms of high resource usage?
The following symptoms are often associated with high resource usage:
- Out of memory
- Restarts
- Inability to log in (e.g., a "ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host" message appears)
How do I check my daily and monthly resource usage?
To check memory usage, navigate to the Servers & Usage page and click the Manage button to the right of your server.
A graph opens displaying the RAM Usage History.
This graph gives you a general overview of your server's memory usage. Please note, however, that if a spike in memory occurs, it might not show on the graph since it only displays average usage.
How do I troubleshoot an overloaded VPS?
The following sections help you view and troubleshoot the most common symptoms.
How do I increase my resource allocation?
It's recommended that you start out by upgrading your Managed VPS plan, which increases the available RAM. This may be enough to prevent the VPS from rebooting.
How do I troubleshoot Apache and PHP processes?
On an overloaded VPS, you will typically see Apache processes running on your server and appearing to consume all of the memory.
However, you should be most concerned with the PHP processes. PHP sites that are not optimized can use an extremely large amount of memory. View Managing your VPS memory usage for help troubleshooting memory issues.