You can set disk quotas for a site and control what happens to the site when the quota is exceeded.

You can disk quotas globally or individually for a site.

You can also set a quota for all new sites.

Set Disk Quota For a Single Site #

  • Go to WpCloudDeploy → WordPress Sites
  • Scroll down to the site you want to work with
  • Click on the TITLE/DOMAIN NAME (usually the first or second column)
  • Look for the QUOTAS & LIMITS metabox on the right hand side of the screen
  • Set the quota in megabytes (eg: 1024)
  • Click the UPDATE button on the upper right of the screen.

Set Default Disk Quota For All Sites #

If you want all your sites to have the same quota you can do so in the settings area.

  • Go to WpCloudDeploy → Settings
  • Click on the APP:WORDPRESS SETTINGS tab
  • On the left side click on the SITES tab
  • Under the DISK QUOTA section, enter a value for the field labeled QUOTA FOR SITES WITHOUT A QUOTA
  • Click the SAVE SETTINGS button at the bottom of the screen.

This option applies to all sites that do not have a separate quota set – i.e.: any site with a zero quota.

Setting this value to zero will disable it and is the default value for new DVI installations.

Set a Disk Quota For All New Sites #

You can automatically have a disk quota stamped on each new site.

  • Go to WpCloudDeploy → Settings
  • Click on the APP:WORDPRESS SETTINGS tab
  • On the left side click on the SITES tab
  • Under the DISK QUOTA section, enter a value for the field labeled QUOTA FOR NEW SITES
  • Click the SAVE SETTINGS button at the bottom of the screen.

This option will apply a quota value to all new sites and will be visible in the site’s QUOTAS & LIMITS metabox on the right hand side of the site detail screen.

Password Protect Site When Quota is Met or Exceeded #

You can password protect a site when the quota has been exceeded as follows:

  • Go to WpCloudDeploy → Settings
  • Click on the APP:WORDPRESS SETTINGS tab
  • On the left side click on the SITES tab
  • Under the DISK QUOTA section, check the box for PASSWORD PROTECT SITE WHEN QUOTA EXCEEDED
  • Click the SAVE SETTINGS button at the bottom of the screen.

Note: Do not use this option in combination with the Disable option covered in the next section below.

Disable Sites When Quota is Met or Exceeded #

You can disable a site when the quota has been exceeded as follows:

  • Go to WpCloudDeploy → Settings
  • Click on the APP:WORDPRESS SETTINGS tab
  • On the left side click on the SITES tab
  • Under the DISK QUOTA section, check the box for DISABLE SITE WHEN QUOTA EXCEEDED
  • Click the SAVE SETTINGS button at the bottom of the screen.

Note: Do not use this option in combination with the Password Protect option covered in the section immediately above.

Apply An Admin Lock When Quota is Met or Exceeded #

An admin lock prevents users / customers who have access to the front-end dashboard from making changes there. It does not prevent them from viewing the site or logging into it.

You can apply an admin lock to a site when the quota has been exceeded as follows:

  • Go to WpCloudDeploy → Settings
  • Click on the APP:WORDPRESS SETTINGS tab
  • On the left side click on the SITES tab
  • Under the DISK QUOTA section, check the box for APPLY ADMIN LOCK WHEN QUOTA EXCEEDED
  • Click the SAVE SETTINGS button at the bottom of the screen.

Quota Alerts #

You can setup alerts when quotas are exceeded under the SERVER ALERTS → PROFILES screen. And you can view recent alerts under SERVER ALERTS → NOTIFICATIONS.

Get more information about how to use and configure alerts in our Alerts Documentation.

Disk Quotas & Site Expiration #

You can combine Disk Quotas & Site Expirations in an interesting way.

You can set a site expiration when a quota is exceeded – example, 30 days. This allows the site to stay up for a period of time after the quota is exceeded. Then, when the expiration date arrives, stricter expiration rules can apply (such as deleting the site or locking it.)

Important Notes #

  • Quotas are evaluated once a day when callbacks are run and data is pushed from servers to the plugin.
  • If your use case is such that you need regular alerts on disk usage then you should use the alerts functions with MONIT that are available under a server’s HEALING tab.

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