The panel shows that my KVM VPS is using all of its RAM

Updated on 17/09/2026

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Problem encountered
Cause
Solution

Problem encountered#

The panel in your client area shows high memory usage on your VPS server details

Cause#

RAM usage is measured at the host level for the entire KVM process of the VPS, and it does not distinguish between memory actually used and cached memory.

Solution#

It is better to use the free -m command, which will show you the actual usage of your VPS:

total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 1959 229 1184 0 545 1567
Swap: 1951 0 1951```

|| As shown in bold, the RAM actually used is 229M.

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