{"id":836,"date":"2025-02-22T01:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T01:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/?p=836"},"modified":"2025-02-22T23:07:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T23:07:57","slug":"how-can-you-check-the-memory-usage-on-your-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/how-can-you-check-the-memory-usage-on-your-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you check the Memory usage on your VPS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VPS (Virtual Private Server) users may want to check memory usage to prevent system performance issues and to use resources as efficiently as possible. Memory status can be monitored both from the Fast Panda customer panel and from within the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Check Memory in the Fast Panda Panel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access the website www.fastpanda.co.uk.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Sign In&#8221; button on the opened page, enter your customer panel information, and click the &#8220;Log in&#8221; button to log in to your account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2.png 1898w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-1536x676.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-60x26.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-150x66.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-195 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew.png 1898w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-1536x712.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-150x70.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;VPS Server&#8221; option in the left menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1904\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver.png 1904w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver-1536x708.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsserver-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1904px) 100vw, 1904px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the page that opens, you will see your current VPS packages. For the service you want to check the Memory status, click the &#8220;Manage Product&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage.png 1918w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-1536x704.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vpsmanage-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the opened page, you will find the &#8216;Memory usage&#8217; section. You can check the memory usage from there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-838\" title=\"Memory usage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage.png\" alt=\"Memory usage\" width=\"1902\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage.png 1902w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage-1536x710.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Memory-usage-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1902px) 100vw, 1902px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Check Memory on a Windows VPS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect to your server using Remote Desktop (RDP).<\/li>\n<li>Open Task Manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-839\" title=\"Task Manager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager.png\" alt=\"Task Manager\" width=\"1880\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager.png 1880w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager-60x31.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Task-Manager-150x77.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1880px) 100vw, 1880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the &#8216;Performance&#8217; tab.<\/li>\n<li>You can review it by clicking on the &#8216;Memory&#8217; tab on the left side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-840\" title=\"Performance - Memory\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory.png\" alt=\"Performance Memory\" width=\"1881\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory.png 1881w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory-60x31.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Performance-Memory-150x77.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1881px) 100vw, 1881px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Memory: Shows the total amount of memory available in the system.<\/li>\n<li>In Use (Compressed): Indicates the amount of physical memory currently in use, including compressed memory data. In other words, it shows the amount of physical memory actively being used, including compressed memory.<\/li>\n<li>Available: Means free memory. A high amount of &#8216;available&#8217; memory indicates that the system is in good condition and can run new applications, while a low amount may indicate memory shortages and potential performance issues.<\/li>\n<li>Cached: Refers to the memory area temporarily stored by the system to quickly access data that has been used previously. This helps make memory usage more efficient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Check Memory on a Linux VPS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect to the Linux VPS via SSH.<\/li>\n<li>To view in megabytes, type the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>free -m<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To view in gigabytes, type the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>free -g<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-851\" title=\"Linux Memory\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory.png\" alt=\"Linux Memory\" width=\"1894\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory.png 1894w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory-1536x812.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Linux-Memory-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1894px) 100vw, 1894px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the output displayed on the screen, you can see information such as the total physical memory, total swap space, used memory, used swap space, and free memory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VPS (Virtual Private Server) users may want to check memory usage to prevent system performance issues and to use resources as efficiently as possible. Memory status can be monitored both from the Fast Panda customer panel and from within the server. How to Check Memory in the Fast Panda Panel? Access the website www.fastpanda.co.uk. 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