{"id":14392,"date":"2024-03-15T09:01:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T09:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-server-memory-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:08:06","slug":"how-to-check-server-memory-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-server-memory-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Server Memory Check: How To Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can check the memory information of a Linux server using the following command:<\/p>\n

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  1. at no cost<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    free -h\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    This command will display the total memory, used memory, free memory, and swap space usage.<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. the uppermost part<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      top\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      In the output of the top command, you can see the memory usage, including the amount of memory used, the amount of memory remaining, the size of the buffer, and so on.<\/p>\n
        \n
      1. Display information about memory using the command “cat \/proc\/meminfo”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        cat \/proc\/meminfo\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        This command will display detailed information about the memory, such as total memory, available memory, and the usage of buffers.<\/p>\n
          \n
        1. vmstat is a tool that provides information about system resources, such as memory, processes, and disk activity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          vmstat\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          In the output of the vmstat command, you can see the memory usage, including active pages, buffer usage, and cache usage.<\/p>\n
          This command can assist you in checking the memory usage of a Linux server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
          You can check the memory information of a Linux server using the following command: at no cost free -h This command will display the total memory, used memory, free memory, and swap space usage. the uppermost part top In the output of the top command, you can see the memory usage, including the amount of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[989,8997,2756,2048,316],"class_list":["post-14392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-linux-commands","tag-linux-memory","tag-memory-usage","tag-server-monitoring","tag-system-administration"],"yoast_head":"\nLinux Server Memory Check: How To Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to check memory usage in Linux servers with simple commands. 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