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Overview

Outgoing bandwidth refers to the amount of data transferred from DCDeploy workloads to the public internet.
Every organization on DCDeploy gets 1TB of free outgoing bandwidth per month. After this limit, additional usage may incur charges.

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Use Cases

  • Hosting APIs or web apps accessed by external clients.
  • Serving static files, media, or downloads to users.
  • Handling traffic spikes from public-facing services.

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Bandwidth Allocation

  • 1TB per month included free per organization.
  • Applies across all environments, workloads, and services under the org.
  • Ingress (incoming traffic to workloads) is not charged.

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Monitoring Bandwidth Usage

You can track outgoing bandwidth from the DCDeploy dashboard:
  1. Go to Settings → Usage & Billing.
  2. Check the Daily Usage chart for data transfer costs.
  3. View Usage by Environment to see which workloads consume the most bandwidth.
Example (UI):
  • env1 → 600GB
  • api-service → 200GB
  • file-storage → 150GB
  • db → negligible

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Best Practices

  • Use a CDN (e.g., Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront) to reduce direct bandwidth usage.
  • Compress responses with gzip or brotli to reduce data size.
  • Cache frequently accessed assets to avoid repeated transfers.
  • Monitor usage regularly to avoid hitting limits.

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Troubleshooting

  • High unexpected bandwidth usage
    • Check logs for unusually large file downloads.
    • Ensure you’re not accidentally exposing large public endpoints.
  • Service throttled after exceeding limit
    • Review your billing plan for overage charges.
    • Optimize traffic using caching/CDN.

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