View your VPS specifications and resources

When you get a VPS from Baires Host, it's useful to verify from the terminal what resources are assigned to you. This guide shows you how to check CPU, RAM, disk, network, and operating system.

Operating system information

To see which distribution and version you have installed:

cat /etc/os-release

To see the kernel version:

uname -a

Quick summary (hostname, kernel, architecture):

hostnamectl

CPU — Model and core count

View detailed processor information:

lscpu

This shows:

• Architecture: processor architecture (x86_64)
• CPU(s): total number of assigned vCPUs
• Model name: processor model
• CPU MHz: clock speed
• Cache: L1, L2, L3 cache sizes

More compact alternative (core count only):

nproc

To see the CPU model in a single line:

lscpu | grep 'Model name'

RAM — Total and available memory

View total, used, and available RAM:

free -h

Important columns:

• total: total RAM assigned to your VPS
• used: RAM in use
• available: RAM available for new processes

For more detailed information:

cat /proc/meminfo | head -5

This shows MemTotal, MemFree, MemAvailable, Buffers, and Cached.

Disk — Size and partitions

View total and available space per partition:

df -h

The main partition is usually / (root). Look for the line with / in the "Mounted on" column.

To see physical disks and their sizes:

lsblk

This shows all block devices with their size, type, and mount point.

For more detailed partition information:

sudo fdisk -l

Network — Interfaces and speed

View network interfaces and their IPs:

ip addr show

View your VPS public IP:

curl -s ifconfig.me

View all active interfaces:

ip -br link show | grep UP

If you have ethtool installed, you can check the speed of your main interface (automatically detected):

sudo ethtool eth0 2>/dev/null | grep Speed

This command automatically detects the primary interface.

Visual summary with Fastfetch

Fastfetch is the modern replacement for neofetch (discontinued in 2024). It shows a visual summary of your entire system.

On Ubuntu 25.04+ and Debian 13+ (available in official repos):

sudo apt install fastfetch -y
fastfetch

On Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 (requires PPA):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zhangsongcui3371/fastfetch -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt install fastfetch -y
fastfetch

On Debian 11 / 12 (install from GitHub):

curl -sL https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/latest/download/fastfetch-linux-amd64.deb -o /tmp/fastfetch.deb
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/fastfetch.deb
fastfetch

If you don't want to install anything extra, use the script in the next section.

Specifications script (no dependencies)

Create a script to see all specs at a glance, works on any distribution:

#!/bin/bash
echo "=== SYSTEM ==="
cat /etc/os-release | grep PRETTY_NAME | cut -d'"' -f2
uname -r
echo ""
echo "=== CPU ==="
echo "Cores: $(nproc)"
lscpu | grep 'Model name' | sed 's/.*: *//'
echo ""
echo "=== RAM ==="
free -h | awk '/Mem:/{print "Total: "$2" | Used: "$3" | Available: "$7}'
echo ""
echo "=== DISK ==="
df -h / | awk 'NR==2{print "Total: "$2" | Used: "$3" | Free: "$4" | Usage: "$5}'
echo ""
echo "=== NETWORK ==="
echo "Public IP: $(curl -s ifconfig.me)"
ip -4 addr show | grep 'inet ' | grep -v '127.0.0.1' | awk '{print $NF": "$2}'

Save it as ~/specs.sh and run it:

chmod +x ~/specs.sh
bash ~/specs.sh

Quick commands table

Note

The specifications you see correspond to the resources assigned to your Cloud VPS plan at Baires Host. If you need more CPU, RAM, or disk, you can scale your plan from the control panel at any time.