Fair Use Policy

Ensuring fair resource allocation for stable service for all clients

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What is this?

Fair Use Policy applies to all clients. The goal is to ensure fair resource distribution and service stability. We emphasize that this concerns shared resources (network channels, disk subsystem, CPU).

🎯 Resource Limitations

CPU Usage

  • Normal load: up to 80% during short periods
  • Warning: constant 90%+ load for more than 1 hour
  • Violation: 100% load for more than 6 consecutive hours
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Memory Usage

  • Normal usage: up to 90% of allocated RAM
  • Warning: 10-20% temporary overflow
  • Violation: systematic limit violations
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Disk I/O Subsystem

  • Shared SSD/NVMe infrastructure
  • Short-term bursts are acceptable
  • Systematic IOPS overload → throttling or migration
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Network and Traffic

  • Shared 10 Gbps channel, up to 700 Mbps per VM, bursts up to 10 Gbps
  • Normal usage: 20-30 TB/month
  • Systematic traffic excess or holding max speed
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Processes and Connections

  • Reasonable number of processes for tasks
  • Large number of processes (monitoring)
  • Processes interfering with other clients
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Network Connections

  • Regular web applications and services
  • High number of simultaneous connections
  • DDoS, flooding, connection abuse

🚫 Prohibited Activities

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Cryptocurrency Mining

vCPU dedicated within VM, but physically distributed by hypervisor

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Spam and Mass Mailings

Sending unwanted emails, SMS, mass notifications

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DDoS Attacks and Flooding

Attacks on third-party resources or infrastructure overload

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Malware

Hosting, distributing viruses, trojans, backdoors

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Open Proxies (unprotected)

Unprotected proxy servers accessible to third parties

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Aggressive Scraping

Intensive data collection overloading target websites

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Gaming Servers (resource-intensive)

High-load gaming servers without coordination

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Adult Content (law-violating)

Content prohibited in server jurisdiction

📊 Monitoring and Control

Monitoring Methods

  • 📈24/7 automated resource usage monitoring
  • 📈Real-time alerts when limits are exceeded
  • 📈Weekly resource consumption reports
  • 📈Usage pattern and load trend analysis

⚠️ Warning

Email notification about violation with recommendations

⏸️ Resource Throttling

Temporary performance reduction until issue resolution

🚫 Suspension

Temporary blocking for serious or repeated violations

🧮 Examples and Calculations

Resource Calculator

Examples of correct and incorrect resource usage

Acceptable Usage

  • Website with 1000 visitors/day, short-term CPU spikes
  • Database with moderate load, 15 TB traffic/month
  • API service with 10K requests/hour, optimized code

Policy Violations

  • Constant 100% CPU load for mining
  • 50 TB traffic from scraping bots in one week
  • 1000+ simultaneous connections for DDoS attacks

📞 Contacts and Support

Technical Support

Questions about optimization and policy compliance

support@alfahost.io

Report Abuse

Complaints about abuse and spam

abuse@alfahost.io

Last updated: 12/8/2025

This policy is part of Terms of Service

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