Set a disk space limit for a Webuzo user

What is a disk space limit?

Disk space is the storage on the server where files, emails and databases live. A limit, also called a quota, is a cap on how much one account can use. It works like a school locker. Each student gets one locker of a fixed size, so no one fills the whole hallway.

Webuzo is a control panel, which is a web page for managing a server. Webuzo uses plans. A plan is a saved set of limits that you give to users. The disk limit usually lives inside the plan.

Screens may look a little different between Webuzo versions. Use the names below as a guide and look for similar words.

Before you start

You need the admin login of Webuzo. It is in your welcome email. Changing a limit to a value below the space already used can block the user from saving new files. Check the current use first.

Steps: Edit the plan

1. Log in to the Webuzo admin panel.
2. Open the Plans section in the menu.
3. Choose the plan the user is on and click edit.
4. Find the field called Disk Space.
5. Type the new size. Check whether the box counts in MB or GB.
6. Click Save.

Steps: Create a new plan

1. In Plans, click the button to add a new plan.
2. Give it a name, such as "Small".
3. Set the Disk Space value and the other limits.
4. Save it.
5. Open the list of users, edit your user and pick the new plan.

   

Check the result

1. Open the user list in the admin panel.
2. Look at the disk usage next to the account.

   

3. Make sure the new limit is shown.

Not sure if Webuzo is on your plan? Ask Hostvento support at https://secure.hostvento.com/submitticket.php.

Quick recap

• A disk limit caps the storage one account can use.
• In Webuzo the limit is set inside a plan.

  

• Edit the plan or create a new one, then assign it to the user.
• Do not set the limit below the space already used.