How to read your resource usage graph

Your resource-usage graphs in the DirhamHost panel can look daunting at first, but they tell a simple story once you know what to look at.

Each graph plots one resource - CPU, memory, entry processes or disk activity - over time. The horizontal axis is time; the vertical axis is how much of that resource you used. Your plan's limit is the ceiling; usage is shown as a percentage of it or against a marked maximum.

Here is how to interpret what you see:

• Low, wavy lines - perfectly healthy. Your site is using resources as visitors come and go, well within its limits.
• Occasional tall spikes - normal. Every page build or order causes a brief spike; if it drops straight back down, there is nothing to worry about.
• Flat tops at 100% - a warning sign. When a line hits the ceiling and stays there, your site is being capped and may feel slow during those periods.
• A rising baseline - your everyday usage is growing over weeks or months, which usually means your traffic is increasing and a bigger plan may soon help.

The most useful trick is to note when spikes happen and match them to what your site was doing - a campaign, a backup, a crawl. That tells you the cause, and the cause tells you the fix.

If a graph does not make sense to you, send us a screenshot with the time range visible and our UAE-based team will explain exactly what it means. support@dirhamaday.ae or WhatsApp +971 58 553 6767.