Metrics

BitsReef records resource usage for every service so you can see how it behaves under load. Metrics are collected with Prometheus and cAdvisor — the same signals that drive autoscaling and billing.

What’s measured

• CPU — percentage of the service’s vCPU allocation in use.
• Memory — megabytes used against the service’s limit.
• Network — bytes received and transmitted.
• Replicas — how many instances are currently running.

From the dashboard

1. Open a service and go to its Metrics tab.
2. Read the current snapshot and the usage charts over time.

The same measured usage is what your bill is metered on — only RAM and vCPU meter, and only on what you actually use, not what you allocate. See Billing & usage.

From the CLI

# Latest snapshot for the linked service
bitsreef metrics

# A specific service by id or name
bitsreef metrics --service web

Example output:

Service 42  (2026-10-03T12:00:00Z)
  CPU:      37%
  Memory:   180 / 512 MB
  Network:  ↓ 4.2MB  ↑ 1.1MB
  Replicas: 2

For a scripted snapshot, place --json before the command: bitsreef --json metrics --service web.

See also

• Autoscaling
• Logs
• Billing & usage