# Metrics & Cost

Track CPU, memory, network, and disk for a service — and see what it's costing — from the CLI or the dashboard.

## View metrics

```bash
lizard metrics                    # CPU / memory / network / disk
lizard metrics --service api      # a specific service
lizard metrics --range <range>    # time window
lizard metrics --watch            # live-updating view
```

## Include cost

```bash
lizard metrics --cost
```

Adds cost figures alongside resource usage so you can see the price of current scale.

## Dashboard

The dashboard (`lizard open`) renders these as charts in the **Metrics / Observability** view, and the **Usage** view breaks down consumption and billing across the project. Open it with:

```bash
lizard open
```

## Acting on what you see

- High CPU/memory → scale up: `lizard scale --service api --cpu 2 --memory 2048`.
- Sustained load → add replicas: `lizard scale --service api --replicas 3`.
- Disk pressure on an addon → grow storage: `lizard scale --service postgres --storage 8192`.

See [Scaling](https://lizard.build/docs/deploy/scaling).