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Server CPU randomly spiking to around 500%
- Posted September 23, 2017
- Data AnalysisUbuntu 16.04
Every hour or so, my ubuntu server CPU spikes to around 500% How is this possible? Am I being charged more for this? Is this a bug or something that usually occurs that I’m not aware of?
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htopto find out which program is using up the CPU- see https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-top-netstat-du-other-tools-to-monitor-server-resources#processHigh CPU usage spikes do not incur any extra charges. Consider setting up a monitoring alert so you are notified whenever CPU usage is high: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-alerts-with-digitalocean-monitoring