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What is the inode limit on my hosting plan?

My hosting shows an inode limit. Why? What is my limit? Can it be increased?

All our hosting plans are unlimited in both disk space and monthly bandwidth. However, we set reasonable limits on the number of inodes each customer can use. Limits are set according to the hosting plan.

 
Plan   Limit
Free   5,000
Email   70,000
Advanced   150,000
Professional, Entrepreneur   200,000
Premium, Plus, Unlimited   250,000
Webmaster   300,000
     
     

Limits for unlimited resellers

Reseller contracts have the following limits:

  • cPanel Resellers: 70,000 files per installed hosting account
  • DirectAdmin Resellers:
    • R1U: 300,000
    • R2U: 800,000
    • R3U: 2,500,000

For DirectAdmin servers, inodes can be distributed as the administrator chooses. This limit can be extended through inode packages. Inode packages can be shared among all hosting accounts.

What is the limit for the free hosting plan?

Each free hosting account has a maximum of 5,000 files.

What happens if I reach the soft limit?

 

If you reach the soft limit, everything will continue working. However, there is no guarantee that your service will complete its weekly backup process. In this situation, it is important to either upgrade your plan or reduce the number of files in your hosting account.

 

What happens if I reach the hard limit?

 

In that case, you will need to upgrade to a higher plan, as you will no longer be able to write any more files to your hosting account.

 

What is an inode?

 An inode is any file or folder in your hosting plan.  

What is the price of inode packages?

  • 50,000 inodes: $35
  • 100,000 inodes: $55  Buy
  • 200,000 inodes: $100  Buy
  • 300,000 inodes: $145  Buy