What tools or metrics should be monitored regularly to ensure that your VPS can handle unexpected traffic spikes without degrading performance?
Monitor your VPS for unexpected traffic spikes by keeping an eye on CPU, memory, disk I/O, network bandwidth, and server response times. Use tools like Google Analytics for traffic trends and load testing software like JMeter to simulate spikes. Set alerts for resource overuse to stay ahead and ensure smooth performance during high demand.
How much load do you really want on a VPS? It is not intended as a high traffic network, in the first place. Bandwidth, maybe, but traffic, not so much.