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title: "Cloud Sites Usage"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/"
description: "Monitor Cloud Sites resource usage. Guides for checking bandwidth, understanding compute cycles, and enabling email alerts to avoid overages."
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2025-07-29"
last_modified: "2026-07-02"
---

# Cloud Sites Usage

Monitoring your resource usage is the best way to control costs and ensure your sites have the room they need to grow. Cloud Sites provides detailed metrics on your [**bandwidth**, **disk space**](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/check-cloud-sites-resource-usage/), and **[compute cycles](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/understanding-cloud-sites-compute-cycles/)**. This hub covers how to check your current consumption levels and how to configure automatic **[email notifications](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/enable-usage-notifications-in-cloud-sites/)** so you are never surprised by a limit or an overage.

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Cloud Sites Usage Articles

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Use these guides to track your resources, understand billing metrics, and stay informed with usage alerts.

- ## [Check Cloud Sites Resource Usage](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/check-cloud-sites-resource-usage/)
    
    The Cloud Sites control panel monitors usage by plan, user, and site. The Usage page provides insights into Total, Daily, Account, and Backups usage, aiding decisions on plan upgrades based on disk space and bandwidth requirements.
    
    
    
    [Read more: Check Cloud Sites Resource Usage](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/check-cloud-sites-resource-usage/)
- ## [Cloud Sites Compute Cycles](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/understanding-cloud-sites-compute-cycles/)
    
    Compute Cycles (CCs) gauge processing time for serving content in Cloud Sites. Only legacy accounts (transitioned from Rackspace) track CCs. Billing occurs every 30 days. View billing period and CCs under the Usage tab in the control panel.
    
    
    
    [Read more: Cloud Sites Compute Cycles](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/understanding-cloud-sites-compute-cycles/)
- ## [Enable Usage Notifications in Cloud Sites](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/enable-usage-notifications-in-cloud-sites/)
    
    Efficiently manage costs and resources by monitoring usage in Cloud Sites. Enable email notifications for critical categories like bandwidth, disk space, and database size to stay informed and proactive about resource allocation.
    
    
    
    [Read more: Enable Usage Notifications in Cloud Sites](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/usage/enable-usage-notifications-in-cloud-sites/)