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speed_test

Measures network latency and download speed against several public servers, and keeps a history of results.

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speed_test measures your network latency and download speed from the terminal and keeps a history of results. Reach for it when a connection feels slow and you want a number. It doesn't test upload speed.

Actions

Run an action with lla plugin run speed_test <action>.

Action	What it does
`test`	Measure latency to Cloudflare, Google and OpenDNS, download from Cloudflare, Hetzner and OVH, then print the best results and a rating
`quick`	Download from Cloudflare only, and print download speed and latency
`history`	Show the latest 20 results
`clear-history`	Clear the history
`menu`	Open the menu, including Settings
`help`	Show help

All of them are interactive, so they need a TTY.

Example

lla plugin run speed_test quick

This downloads 10 MB from Cloudflare by default and prints the result. A full test downloads about 30 MB, which matters on a metered connection.

Settings

Change these under menu, then Settings. They're stored in ~/.config/lla/plugins/speed_test/config.toml, along with past results.

Key	Default	What it does
`test_size_mb`	`10`	Download size. Cloudflare uses it as given, from 1 to 100. Hetzner and OVH round to a 1, 10 or 100 MB file
`remember_history`	`true`	Save results in `test_history`, in the same file
`max_history_size`	`50`	Results to keep

Permissions

The plugin can reach speed.cloudflare.com, nbg1-speed.hetzner.com, proof.ovh.net, cloudflare-dns.com, dns.google and welcome.opendns.com.