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Reseller Hosting (XL packages, cPanel) comes with VPS-like server resources, and resellers can set server resources (LVE limits) for their Sub Accounts.

If you have a resource-hungry website, setting the limits can ensure efficient use of server resources. If you are unsure, you can leave the limits at default.

This article applies to:

cPanel Reseller Hosting (XL Packages), and CloudLinux-based VPS, Quasi Dedicated, and Dedicated Server

Note:

You will need to create hosting packages before setting limits for your Sub Accounts.

View Resource Limits and Usage

cPanel/DirectAdmin > Resource Usage:

The easiest way to determine whether a Sub Account has reached its resource limit is to go to cPanel > Resource Usage (or DirectAdmin > Resource Usage).

When you access Resource usage the first time after the Sub Account hits a limit, it will display a notice saying, "You have reached the limits within the past 24 hours." Below that message, it will display which resource limit it hit.

More information in this article:
How to view resource usage?

WHM/DirectAdmin > CloudLinux Manager:

You can view resource limits and usage at WHM > Plugins > CloudLinux Manager.

On DirectAdmin: DirectAdmin > Extra Features > CloudLinux Manager.

• Historical Usage: Reseller account's total resources and historical usage.
  
  
• Packages: Hosting package limits.
  
  
• Users: Sub Account limits.
  
  
• Current Usage: Live resource usage.
  
  
• Statistics: Statistical reports of the resource usage and limits of Sub Accounts.
  
  

In the above interfaces:

• SPEED refers to CPU.
  
  
• PMEM refers to Physical Memory (RAM).
  
  
• IO refers to disk IO Speed.
  
  
• IOPS refers to number of IO Operations.
  
  
• EP refers to Entry Processes.
  
  
• NPROC refers to Number of Processes.
  
  

Set Resource Limits

Note:

• Do not set resource limits on individual users.
  
  Due to a technical limitation in CloudLinux, resource limits on users will not be carried over when we upgrade or migrate servers.
  
  
• Do not create hosting packages with spaces in the package name.
  
  

Please follow this walkthrough to set resource limits for Sub Accounts under reseller hosting.

1. Go to CloudLinux Manager > Packages.
   
   On cPanel: WHM > Plugins > CloudLinux Manager.
   On DirectAdmin: DirectAdmin > Extra Features > CloudLinux Manager.
   
   
2. Click the Edit icon next to the hosting package name.
   
   
3. Enter the values you need.
   
   Recommended minimum values:
   
   SPEED 100%
PMEM 1024M
IO 20MB/s
IOPS 1024
EP 20
NPROC 100
   
   SPEED 100% is equivalent to 1 CPU Core, 200% is 2 Cores, etc.
   
   Do not set limits below the recommended minimum. Doing so will deteriorate your reseller hosting performance.
   
   Do not set the CPU limit to fractions of 100% (e.g., 150%). Instead, use multiples of 100, e.g., 200%, 300%, etc.
   
   You can leave the limits at default if you want.
   
   
4. Click Save.
   
   
5. Done!
   
   

The new limits will apply to all Sub Accounts on this specific hosting package. Repeat the steps to assign limits to your other hosting packages.