How to Monitor Your Bandwidth Usage

Understanding your bandwidth consumption helps you avoid overages and plan for growth.

View Usage in Your Client Area

1. Log into your client area
2. Go to Services → My Services
3. Click on your server
4. Look for Bandwidth Used in the service details

This shows your total usage for the current billing month vs. your allocation.

Monitor Bandwidth on the Server — vnstat

apt install vnstat -y
# Wait a few minutes for data to collect, then:
vnstat                   # Summary by day/month
vnstat -l                # Live bandwidth monitor
vnstat -d                # Daily breakdown
vnstat -m                # Monthly totals
vnstat -i eth0           # Specific interface

Live Per-Connection Monitoring — iftop

apt install iftop -y
iftop -i eth0

Shows which connections are using the most bandwidth in real time. Useful for identifying unexpected traffic.

Bandwidth Usage by Process — nethogs

apt install nethogs -y
nethogs eth0

Shows bandwidth usage broken down by process — useful for identifying which application is consuming the most data.

What Happens If You Exceed Your Allocation

If you approach or exceed your monthly bandwidth limit, contact our support team to discuss options — additional bandwidth can be added to your plan, or you can upgrade to a higher-tier plan with more included transfer.