Observability
Monitoring
Track your VM's performance with built-in metrics and graphs.
Overview
Edge Network provides built-in monitoring for all VMs at no additional cost. View real-time and historical metrics to understand your VM's performance.
CPU
Memory
Disk
Network
Accessing Metrics
View your VM's metrics from the Metrics tab in the VM dashboard.
- Navigate to your VM in the control panel
- Click on the Metrics tab
- Select a time range (1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days)
Screenshot: Metrics dashboard with graphs
CPU Metrics
Monitor CPU utilization to understand your VM's processing load.
CPU Usage (%)
Percentage of CPU capacity being used. This is averaged across all vCPUs.
Tip: If CPU usage is consistently above 80%, consider adding more vCPUs or optimizing your application.
Memory Metrics
Track RAM usage to ensure your applications have enough memory.
Memory Usage
Used
RAM actively in use by processes
Cached
RAM used for disk caching (can be freed)
Available
RAM available for new processes
Total
Total RAM allocated to your VM
Warning: If available memory drops near zero, your VM may start using swap and performance will degrade significantly.
Disk Metrics
Monitor disk usage and I/O performance.
Disk Usage
Percentage of disk space used. Keep below 90% to avoid performance issues.
Disk I/O (Read/Write)
Data transfer rate to/from disk. Measured in MB/s or IOPS.
Disk Latency
Time for disk operations to complete. Lower is better (<10ms is excellent).
Critical: If disk usage reaches 100%, your applications will fail to write data and may crash. Set up alerts before this happens.
Network Metrics
Track network traffic to and from your VM.
Network In
Data received by your VM (inbound traffic). Measured in Mbps.
Network Out
Data sent from your VM (outbound traffic). Measured in Mbps.
Packets
Number of network packets transmitted and received.
Screenshot: Network metrics graph showing traffic over time
Time Ranges
Select different time ranges to view historical data:
| Range | Resolution | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Hour | 1 minute | Real-time debugging |
| 6 Hours | 5 minutes | Recent activity |
| 24 Hours | 15 minutes | Daily patterns |
| 7 Days | 1 hour | Weekly trends |
| 30 Days | 4 hours | Monthly overview |
Quick Stats
The VM Overview page shows current resource usage at a glance:
Screenshot: Quick stats on VM Overview page
These metrics update automatically and give you immediate insight into your VM's current state.
Monitoring Best Practices
Check Metrics Regularly
Review your metrics at least weekly to catch trends before they become problems.
Understand Your Baseline
Know what "normal" looks like for your application so you can spot anomalies.
Scale Before You Need To
If resources are consistently at 70-80% utilization, consider upgrading before issues occur.
Correlate Metrics
High CPU with normal memory often means CPU-bound workload. High memory with CPU spikes may indicate memory pressure.
Coming Soon
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Alerts: Get notified when metrics exceed thresholds -
Export: Download metrics data as CSV -
Integrations: Send metrics to external monitoring tools