How to View Bandwidth Usage in cPanel

Bandwidth refers to the amount of data transferred between your website and its visitors. Monitoring bandwidth helps you understand your site's traffic levels and ensures you stay within your hosting plan's limits. dotCanada's cPanel provides built-in tools to help you track this.

Viewing Your Bandwidth Summary

A quick summary of your current bandwidth usage is visible in the Statistics panel on the right side of the cPanel dashboard. It shows how much bandwidth you have used in the current billing period compared to your plan's allowance.

Detailed Bandwidth Report

1. Log in to cPanel and go to the Metrics section.
2. Click Bandwidth.
3. The Bandwidth page shows a breakdown of usage by month and by service type, including:
   • HTTP/HTTPS - web traffic from visitors browsing your site.
   • FTP - file transfers via FTP.
   • IMAP/POP3/SMTP - email traffic.
4. Use the monthly graph to identify patterns or unexpected spikes in usage.

Understanding Bandwidth Spikes

If you notice a sudden increase in bandwidth usage, it could be caused by:

• A surge in legitimate website traffic (a popular post or promotion).
• Large files being downloaded frequently - consider offloading media to a CDN.
• Hotlinking - other websites embedding your images directly. Enable Hotlink Protection in cPanel to prevent this.
• Malicious traffic or a DDoS attempt - contact our support team right away if you suspect this.

dotCanada's servers are located in Canada, and our team is available 24/7 to help you investigate any unusual bandwidth usage or explore upgrade options if you are consistently nearing your limit.