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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark
Hi Daviking,
A little knowledge will go a long way. Do this: Login to your server via Terminal, and run the HTOP command. This will show you how busy your server is. Run it at various times of the day to get a good average. If you don't know how or don't want to, ask tech support to do it for you.
If you see that your server is never maxed-out, then don't upgrade it. Switching to a faster server won't give you any kind of performance boost in this case.
Instead, ask your hosting provider for a discount instead. Even though reputable hosting providers upgrade their servers from time to time, servers are made to have very long lifespans.
If you find that your server is running out of resources, you can ask them to upgrade your server for you. It it is a virtual machine, upgrades take only a few minutes, and your server does not even go down during the upgrade process. Double check the price to make sure its affordable if it isn't free.
If you need more information feel free to PM me. I don't sell hosting services nor am I affiliated with any, but I can help you navigate this maze if needed.
Good luck!
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Adding to this as Mark didn't make it clear what constitutes "maxed out". Run 'uptime' via SSH.
You will see something like "load average: 3.08, 3.04, 3.00":
It's a 1, 5 and 15 minute average. 1.00 per core is 100% cpu usage. So if you have 32 cores, 32.00 is 100% usage. Also check things like iostat to see if harddrive is your bottleneck.
If you have 32 cores and your load is like 1 or 2 you need less server, not more.