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        <title>Help — LowEndSpirit</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>[BETA] LowEnd Shortener  – A passion project for the community</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10720/beta-lowend-shortener-a-passion-project-for-the-community</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>AGXL</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I’m Andy, and today I’m finally doing something I’ve been overthinking for a very long time.</p>

<p>The idea for a dedicated, privacy-focused link management tool for our specific niche has been living in my head for several years. I’ve always felt that as a community of sysadmins, hosters, and tech enthusiasts, we deserve a utility that isn't owned by "Big Tech," doesn't sell click data, and understands the "LowEnd" aesthetic.</p>

<h2>A while ago, I finally sat down and built it: <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="https://lowend.vip/">LowEnd Shortener</a></strong>.</h2>

<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://lowend.vip"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/bJQFq8Pv/Low-End-Banner.png" alt="LowEnd Shortener Banner" /></a></p>

<p>You might wonder why it took so long to see the light of day. I wanted to do this the right way, so I reached out to the management of LowEndTalk months ago to coordinate a release. Unfortunately, I hit a massive wall.</p>

<p>Despite "LowEnd" being a generic industry term used by all of us for over a decade, WNY IT Services, Inc. (LET owners) claimed that using the name "LowEnd" and domains like <code>lowend.vip</code>, <code>low.ad</code> or <code>lowendspir.it</code> was a trademark violation. I was told that the service would not be allowed on their platform.</p>

<p>I spent weeks in back-and-forth negotiations, even offering to hand over the entire project for free just to ensure it could exist for the community. But communication eventually went silent. This impasse drained my motivation and delayed the launch by months. It felt like a "corporate takeover" of a term that belongs to all of us.</p>

<p>After speaking with Mason (LES Admin), who was incredibly supportive and shared a much more community-oriented perspective, I decided to stop waiting for a "green light" from the corporate side.</p>

<p>I’ve realized that the spirit of this community doesn’t live in a trademark office – it lives right here on LowEndSpirit.</p>

<p>The system is currently in <strong>Beta</strong>. It is built on secure infrastructure, uses <strong>deSEC.io</strong> for DNS integrity, and is designed to be a bridge between our platforms.</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Branded Domains:</strong> Use <code>low.lc</code>, <code>lowendspir.it</code>, <code>lowend.vip</code>, <code>low.ad</code>, and more.</li>
<li><strong>Provider Features:</strong> Verified hosters can request vanity subdomains (e.g., <code>yourbrand.lowend.vip</code>) for professional-looking links.</li>
</ul>

<p>I’ll be honest: I am still worried. I fear that releasing this tool under the "LowEnd" name might lead to the "ban hammer" being dropped on me. I’ve had my share of trademark disputes in the past, and they are exhausting.</p>

<p>Furthermore, I want to apologize in advance if my response time is sometimes slow. Due to health reasons, I occasionally have to step away from the screen, and it might take me a bit longer to reply to requests or support tickets. I hope you can forgive me for that.</p>

<p>But I truly believe this tool is useful. I’ve decided that the community’s need for a clean, free utility is more important than my fear of corporate retaliation.</p>

<p>I am releasing this as a beta because I need your feedback. Most importantly, I hope for some support from the LES family. If you believe that a community tool should be independent and free, I’d love for you to try it out.</p>

<p>You can find it here: <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="https://lowend.vip">https://lowend.vip</a></strong></p>

<p><em>Note: I have retired the <code>lowendta.lk</code> domain out of respect for their specific brand, but I am keeping the project name as "LowEnd Shortener" because that is what it is.</em></p>

<p>Thanks for reading my "Ted Talk." I’m looking forward to your thoughts!</p>

<p>Best regards,<br />
Andy</p>
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        <title>Phishing attempt impersonating UptimeRobot? (Email from uptime-monitor.io)</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10602/phishing-attempt-impersonating-uptimerobot-email-from-uptime-monitor-io</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>AGXL</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I received the following email from <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="denied:&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#116;o&#x3a;&#105;&#110;&#x66;&#111;&#64;&#x6d;&#46;&#117;&#x70;&#x74;&#105;&#x6d;&#x65;&#45;&#x6d;&#x6f;&#110;&#x69;&#x74;&#111;r&#x2e;&#105;o">info@m.uptime-monitor.io</a></strong>, claiming that the free plan of UptimeRobot will be discontinued on March 23, 2026 and that I should switch to a paid plan at uptime-monitor.io.</p>

<p><em>Sender email address: UptimeRobot [Uptime Monitor] (info@m.uptime-monitor.io)</em></p>

<blockquote><div>
  <p>Dear Uptime Monitor user,</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for being part of the Uptime Monitor community. We truly appreciate your trust in our service.</p>
  
  <p>We're reaching out to let you know that we will be transitioning away from the free plan. Your monitors will continue working as usual until March 23, 2026.</p>
  
  <p>To continue monitoring after that date, you can select a paid plan at:<br />
  <a href="https://uptime-monitor.io/dashboard/billing" rel="nofollow">https://uptime-monitor.io/dashboard/billing</a></p>
  
  <p>Plans start at $4.95/month for up to 10 monitors, and we offer a 7-day free trial so you can try it out first.</p>
  
  <p>If you have any questions or need help choosing a plan, simply reply to this email — we're happy to help.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for using Uptime Monitor!</p>
</div></blockquote>

<p>This already looked suspicious to me because:</p>

<ul>
<li>The sender domain is <strong>m.uptime-monitor.io</strong></li>
<li>The website uptime-monitor.io looks generic and somewhat AI-generated</li>
<li>I have not seen any official announcement about discontinuing the free plan</li>
</ul>

<p>To verify this, I contacted the chatbot on the official website of UptimeRobot. The response I received was:</p>

<blockquote><div>
  <p>“That email did not come from us. The domain ‘uptime-monitor.io’ is not associated with UptimeRobot - this appears to be a fraudulent email attempting to impersonate our service.<br />
  Our official domain is uptimerobot.com and our legitimate emails come from <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/uptimerobot" rel="nofollow">@uptimerobot</a>.com addresses. We have no plans to discontinue our free service.<br />
  Please do not click any links or provide any information to that suspicious sender. We recommend marking it as spam and deleting it.<br />
  Our free plan remains available with 50 monitors and we continue to support it alongside our paid plans.”</p>
</div></blockquote>

<p>I have just discovered something much more concerning: I was able to log in at uptime-monitor.io using my actual UptimeRobot credentials.</p>

<p>This makes me seriously worried that I may have fallen into a credential harvesting / phishing trap. If this site is not officially affiliated with UptimeRobot, then it appears to be actively collecting real user login data.</p>

<p>If anyone else received this email, please be extremely careful and do not attempt to log in there.</p>

<p>At this point, I strongly recommend that affected users immediately change their passwords on the official UptimeRobot website and enable additional security measures if available.</p>

<p>So this strongly suggests that the email is a phishing attempt.</p>

<p>I’m posting this here to ask:</p>

<ul>
<li>Has anyone else received this email?</li>
<li>Has anyone investigated uptime-monitor.io further?</li>
</ul>

<p>Please be careful and do not click any links in that message.</p>

<p>Thanks. Greetings, Andy</p>
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        <title>We love big disks (the storage thread)</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9578/we-love-big-disks-the-storage-thread</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 17:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>imok</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>There is a lot of interesting information spread in multiple threads. Please continue the conversation here.</p>

<blockquote><div>
  <p><a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/AuroraZero" rel="nofollow">@AuroraZero</a> said:</p>
  
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    <p><a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/host_c" rel="nofollow">@host_c</a> said:</p>
    
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      <p><em>MS</em> said:</p>
      
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        <p><a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/host_c" rel="nofollow">@host_c</a> said:</p>
        
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          <p><a rel="nofollow" href="/discussion/comment/213584/#Comment_213584">@<em>MS</em> said</a>:  I just thought that the RAM to Storage ratio, like 4.55 TiB to 4.12 PiB (or ~1GB RAM for 1000GB Storage), is low.</p>
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        <p>That math is for ZFS.  <img src="https://lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/smiley.png" title="=)" alt="=)" height="18" /></p>
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      <p><img src="https://media.tenor.com/3VJHw_nzpRIAAAAM/that-makes-sense-hubie-dubois.gif" alt="" title="" /></p>
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    <p>If you go HW Raid ( cache on controller ) you only have to worry about VM's running plus the overhead they do on the node.</p>
    
    <p>With ZFS you can have flexibility ( expand the pool as you change / upgrade the drives ) on the go but will eat RAM,CPU and induce Latency<br />
    With HW raid you will have the lowest Latency, no CPU and RAM usage on the Node ( all that if you use a modern HW raid controller, not something 2 decades ago ), but cannot expand the pool on the go ( you will need to empty the node, decommission the raid array, put the new drives, wait a few days for the to initialize )</p>
    
    <p>It is a trade off, we picked out poison. ( I will go for low latency any day of the week )</p>
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  <p>Until ZFS crashes then let the cluster begin!!!!</p>
</div></blockquote>

<p>I use Proxmox and ZFS. Don't let my cluster explode!</p>
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        <title>function_exists('json_encode') returning false in php70 (cPanel)</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10698/function-exists-json-encode-returning-false-in-php70-cpanel</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>imok</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10698@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>This is strange.<br />
I've setup cPanel with TuxCare's php70 packages and the server is unable to find the json_encode/decode functions.</p>

<p>Any ideas where to check?</p>
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        <title>Replacement strategies / expectations for dedis</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10669/replacement-strategies-expectations-for-dedis</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>wankel</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I have a dedi that is reporting a failing disk, or actually, it is reporting that THE disk is failing.</p>

<p>How is a dying disk generally handled in such cases? It is, of course, a low-end dedi. Seeing current storage prices, I worry it may be taken as a reason to decommission the server. Is that a realistic scenario for a smaller, but legit provider?</p>

<p>I'm quite happy with the little server at the current price, and would hate to see it dying or going up in price.</p>

<p>I'd like to get a bit street wise before contacting them about the issue.</p>

<p>What are my options and perhaps opportunities?</p>
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        <title>China-optimized providers?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/8958/china-optimized-providers</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>sanvit</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">8958@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello fellow LES members!<br />
I also posted this on LET, but I'd love to hear from you guys as well!</p>

<p>I am looking for a china-optimized provider for the following use cases. Any recommendations/reviews/etc. would be highly appreciated!</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Website hosting (preferably Hong Kong region - client will be on Shenzhen)</p></li>
<li><p>Personal VPN for travel (preferably Japan/Korea/Hong Kong region - travelling to Qingdao)</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Both will be only used for 1 month, using around 300GB-ish traffic.</p>

<p>For 1, pricing doesn't really matter that much as long as the connectivity is good (~$100/mo)<br />
For 2, pricing does matter - willing to pay ~$30/mo</p>

<p>My research brought me to Misaka, xTom (V.PS), DMIT, BandWagonHost, and GigsGigsCloud. If anyone has good/bad reviews for those providers, as well as any other providers that offer similar services it would be highly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance!</p>
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        <title>VirMach Affiliate Commissions Unpaid Since 2022 – No Response to Tickets！</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10511/virmach-affiliate-commissions-unpaid-since-2022-no-response-to-tickets</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>STEVEN_JOE</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>I’m opening this thread to document an ongoing issue with the VirMach affiliate program after attempting to resolve it both privately and publicly.</p>

<p>I have been promoting VirMach for several years and currently have an affiliate balance of $143.85 USD, marked as available for withdrawal in the system. However, no affiliate commission has ever been successfully paid out since 2022.</p>

<p>Over a long period of time, I have submitted withdrawal requests and opened multiple support tickets. Unfortunately, these tickets are consistently left unanswered for weeks and eventually closed or ignored.</p>

<p>I also attempted to raise this issue in the community, but no official response from VirMach has been provided so far, which is why I’m now opening a dedicated thread.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/vjsRwQ1.png" alt="" title="" /><br />
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/pZyBF6C.png" alt="" title="" /></p>

<p>Account details:<br />
• Affiliate ID: 9729<br />
• Latest Ticket ID: #495930<br />
• Ticket Status: Open (no response)</p>

<p>I have fully complied with the affiliate Terms of Service, and all referrals are legitimate. I am not making accusations — I am simply requesting a clear response and resolution regarding the unpaid affiliate balance.</p>

<p>If any VirMach staff or administrators are active here, I would appreciate your assistance. I’m also interested to hear from other affiliates who may be experiencing similar issues.</p>
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        <title>I want to make an AI website ,can some recommend me some wordpress themes?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10220/i-want-to-make-an-ai-website-can-some-recommend-me-some-wordpress-themes</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>nwnuyhs</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hey everyone,<br />
I’m planning to build a website focussed on AI (artificial intelligence) — maybe for a startup, service offering, blog or agency. I’ll be using WordPress, so I’m on the lookout for good theme recommendations that work well for AI-related sites (clean modern design, tech/innovation vibe, good performance, easy to customise).<br />
If you’ve used any themes that you’d rate highly (especially those with templates for tech/AI, good page builders, and solid support) please drop the names and a quick note why you liked them.<br />
Thanks in advance!</p>
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        <title>Any way to get in touch with OVH for an urgent billing issue?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10455/any-way-to-get-in-touch-with-ovh-for-an-urgent-billing-issue</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>lowendmeow</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10455@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I have my server and domain with OVH on autopay. I just noticed that the autopay got "stuck" on the first of the month and says "processing" and has no bill associated with it. The server is supposed to be paid in the first, I got no cancellation notices and is working as usual. But the domain stopped working and is set to expire in a few days - worried I'm already too late since DNS stopped working on it. I'm worried I'll lose both of them. I can't see any way to pay the bill because the invoice is "processing".</p>

<p>I did send a ticket last night but I've seen some bad things about support times, is the phone support only for sales or can they forward on billing issues like this too? Also worried they may not understand the issue that no bill was created for me to pay.</p>
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        <title>Where would you like to buy hosting?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10435/where-would-you-like-to-buy-hosting</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>noackhosting</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10435@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>We thinking about expanding our services and we wondering where LES would like to see our crazy cheap and good services expand to? We now talking vms. Perhaps NVME and all that. Might be restrictions ips i need to locate operator let me announce my own network.</p>
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        <title>How to host atypical TLDs on WHMCS / other places?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10437/how-to-host-atypical-tlds-on-whmcs-other-places</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 23:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>SocksAreComfortable</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10437@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I had a new idea for a personal site I wanted to make. Nothing fancy, just a fun side project. So I do the usual, poke around with domain names until I find one available that fits the theme. Found one without too much difficulty! Bought it, cool.</p>

<p>But now, I login to one of the hosts I have used before and start to order some new shared hosting services, but lo and behold:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4cKMzZr.png" alt="" title="" /></p>

<p>Now, I presume I could just toss some other domain in there, continue with registration, then set the real one up in the config area. But as someone who is still fairly noobish in this field, doing so makes me worry I'd run into other similar issues in other places (like in cPanel, or in WordPress, which I was probably going to use for this). The specific host I tried isn't important, butI tried 3 total, (granted, all ones with WHMCS), and I doubt the specific TLD would be a concern either, as it's one available at PorkBun and NameCheap (but not yet at CloudFlare) so hypothetically is not all that obscure.</p>

<p>Suggestions, alternative ideas, or thoughts appreciated!</p>
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        <title>I want the thankful people 2.2.4</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10413/i-want-the-thankful-people-2-2-4</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>imxmm</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10413@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I wan the file: vanilla forums plugin - thankful  people  2.2.4! Does anyone help me?</p>
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        <title>Does any one have the Vanilla Signatures plugin?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10386/does-any-one-have-the-vanilla-signatures-plugin</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>imxmm</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10386@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Does anyone have this signatures plugin for vanilla 3.3?</p>
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        <title>YABS getting stuck at GB6</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10337/yabs-getting-stuck-at-gb6</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>rvldev</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10337@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Every time I run YABS it always halts at this step, why?</p>

<p>Running GB6 benchmark test... <em>cue elevator music</em></p>

<p>Is the VPS so bad that it couldn't even finish the test properly?</p>
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        <title>Kimsufi: unable to get IPv6 connectivity in guests (either ndppd or static neighbour)</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10309/kimsufi-unable-to-get-ipv6-connectivity-in-guests-either-ndppd-or-static-neighbour</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>wankel</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10309@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>My Kimsufi is running Proxmox with encryption and all,<a rel="nofollow" href="https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/comment/224335/#Comment_224335" title="thanks for the help"> thanks for the help</a>!</p>

<p>The past few nights I've spent trying to get IPv6 to the containers. As OVH shows my server as having a /128, I've searched for yoursunny's hall of shame, but was not able to find the list (I'm sure to have seen it a couple of times during BF/CM).</p>

<p>I did find <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/loay" rel="nofollow">@loay</a> 's <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gist.github.com/loayai/8eb1fa456246202a4deece7780725da6" title="IPv6 subnet-checker">IPv6 subnet-checker</a>. It warned me of OVH's on-link practise and suggested ndppd.</p>

<p>Enabling forwarding and proxying (all/vmbr0/eno1) and configuring ndppd on either the bridge (vmbr0) or the actual interface (eno1) does not have the desired effect: neighbour advertisements / neighbour sollicitations are not proxied.</p>

<p>I tried setting a static neighbour for two containers on  eno1, seperately also on vmbr0, again with no result.</p>

<p>I threw the story in a chatbot, which regurgitated the same commands and told me that it should work that way.</p>

<p>Is there something obvious I must have missed in the context of Kimsufi OVH BHS?</p>
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        <title>What do you use to manage &amp; update multiple servers?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10148/what-do-you-use-to-manage-update-multiple-servers</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>somik</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10148@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>So I have a few servers on ubuntu and debian that I need to ssh into and run the following commands:</p>

<pre><code>sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo reboot
</code></pre>

<p>Previously I created a shell script that I ran from my linux box to ssh into the servers one by one and update them. I also configured the servers sudoers file to allow to run the above 3 commands for my user without password.</p>

<p>So I am wondering if there is a better way to do this.</p>

<p>Current ideas:<br />
1. Continue to use shell scripts<br />
2. Setup unattended-upgrades and run all updates through that<br />
3. Use ansible from a control node<br />
4. Give root access to chatgpt to run updates for me<br />
5. Maybe a mixture of options 1 to 3?</p>

<p>Would love to hear how you are handling the updates and what you recommend is the best way.</p>
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        <title>A &quot;better&quot; laptop than a MBPro M5?</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10286/a-better-laptop-than-a-mbpro-m5</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>imok</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10286@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I was ready to buy a new Macbook Air M4, then I realized a Macbook Pro M5 would be better… but now I’m thinking it’s too much money and maybe I can get something that powerful, but with some Linux distro.</p>

<p>I moved to Mac 10 years ago because there were applications in Windows that weren’t available for Mac (Sketch, specifically). But that's not the case anymore, most of the most interesting tools are browser-based, and that means, they are heavier.</p>

<p>But there is now way I’m returning to Windows.</p>

<p>I’m a developer, I like CLI, I use containers like Docker (which I can’t run properly on my still powerful MBP 2015). I sometimes run multiple projects with different versions of Java and Spring Boot, Node.js, and I design in Figma. I manage local databases for testing, sometimes with millions of rows. Most of my workflow is terminal based, and I just want something reliable that can handle several containers, local services, and some light virtualization without slowing down.</p>

<p>Given all that, what kind of Linux laptop would you recommend that balances performance, battery life, and thermals? I’m looking for something that can replace macOS comfortably for development without paying Apple prices. Any suggestions or experiences with Linux laptops for this kind of workload are welcome.</p>

<p>Thanks LESbians, thanks LLMs.</p>
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        <title>Encrypted OS on Kimsufi</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10296/encrypted-os-on-kimsufi</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>wankel</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10296@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I was lucky enough to get a Kimsufi transfered to me last BFCM-weekend.</p>

<p>Their system doesn't, howewer, allow for encrypted OS installations out of the box. Resources on getting that done seem sparse, I found a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://tina.pm/blog/posts/Setting_up_my_server:_re-installing_on_an_encripted_LVM" title="single blog entry">single blog entry</a> from 10+ years ago, and a 5+ years old <a rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/mbrunnen/kimsufi-tools" title="script automating">script automating </a>said blog entry.</p>

<p>If it works, it works, but I can't imagine so few people have encryption requirements that there are not a few more hints in that direction.</p>

<p>Any experiences here on the forum?</p>
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        <title>do you know any full management automation vpn service to connect WHMCS</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10265/do-you-know-any-full-management-automation-vpn-service-to-connect-whmcs</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>colonelserver</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10265@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I’m exploring options for a connected management system for VPN services (mainly WireGuard or mixed WG/OpenVPN setups).<br />
I’m looking for something that can handle user provisioning, expiration, usage limits and ideally basic abuse detection.</p>

<p>If anyone here has hands-on experience with a solid management stack, I’d appreciate recommendations.<br />
Open-source or paid is fine, I mainly care about stability and low overhead.</p>

<p>What are you using today and what’s been your experience long-term?</p>
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        <title>Free Open Source Storage advice</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10186/free-open-source-storage-advice</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 08:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>msatt</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10186@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>As some of you know, FOSSVPS has been giving <a rel="nofollow" href="https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/10104/free-vps-for-open-source-developers-with-fossvps/p1" title="free VMs to deserving Open Source developers">free VMs to deserving Open Source developers</a>.<br />
While I am a developer I do have my own storage system so I would like your thoughts on<br />
Providing a free low power VM giving access (via sshfs) to 256G+ disk.<br />
Obviously people would want it (because it is free), but would it really be of benefit to the community or would it be abused?</p>
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        <title>want more cheap but nice vps on BF</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10091/want-more-cheap-but-nice-vps-on-bf</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>gomi</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10091@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>YES,beyong  7$</p>
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        <title>Have anyone faced same issue</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10096/have-anyone-faced-same-issue</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>logoboy</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10096@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>So, the domain I purchased a few days ago was renewed from the dashboard two days ago, but the WHOIS information hasn’t updated yet. It still shows an expiry date of 2026, while the dashboard shows 2027.<img src="https://i.im.ge/2025/10/20/nWBzqS.Screenshot-2025-10-20-18-27-20-10-40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12.jpeg" alt="" title="" /><br />
<img src="https://i.im.ge/2025/10/20/nWBpk6.Screenshot-2025-10-20-18-27-01-01-40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12.jpeg" alt="" title="" /></p>
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        <title>About Racknerd Double Bandwidth</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10046/about-racknerd-double-bandwidth</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>nwnuyhs</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10046@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Does the LES has same topic from Racknerd?<br />
<a href="https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/178275/its-over-heres-this-dont-forget/p1" rel="nofollow">https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/178275/its-over-heres-this-dont-forget/p1</a><br />
reply the order to get Racknerd Double</p>
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        <title>Seeking Recommendations for Colocation with 100Gbps Network Connectivity</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10026/seeking-recommendations-for-colocation-with-100gbps-network-connectivity</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>Take</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">10026@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>Our organization is actively looking for colocation providers that can reliably offer 100Gbps network connectivity (IP transit/blended bandwidth) for our infrastructure. We are focused on Europe</p>

<p>Which colocation facilities or providers are you using/aware of that offer 100G uplinks/ports for colocation customers?</p>

<p>What is the general pricing model (e.g., flat rate, metered, 95th percentile, commit size) and, if you're comfortable sharing, the general cost range per Mbps or per 100G port?</p>

<p>How is the network performance (latency, peering quality, network redundancy/uptime) for the 100Gbps service? Any issues with traffic shaping or overselling?</p>

<p>Is there direct access to a major Internet Exchange Point (IXP) or hyperscale cloud on-site (e.g., AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute)?</p>

<p>Are they carrier-neutral?</p>

<p>Any specific provider names (especially for smaller, regional players that might offer aggressive pricing) or advice on negotiating a 100Gbps circuit would be highly appreciated!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>
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        <title>I received a bill from netcup</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9995/i-received-a-bill-from-netcup</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>nwnuyhs</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9995@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I received a bill from netcup , but I don't want that domain，so I don't want to pay.is it possible？</p>
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        <title>Inconsistent fio results on similar VPSes on the same node</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9940/inconsistent-fio-results-on-similar-vpses-on-the-same-node</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>Not_Oles</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9940@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I am seeing some inconsistency on fio tests in yabs run today on similar spec VPSes on the same node. Please see three examples below.</p>

<p>I'm unclear on what's happening, whether it's related to any single VPS that I happen to be testing, whether it's related to some other VPS or some node process using high file I/O at certain times, or maybe something else.</p>

<p>I've been watching <code>iotop -b 3 -o</code> a little. So far, no obvious insight.</p>

<p>Ideas? Thanks!</p>

<pre><code>fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 193.28 MB/s  (48.3k) | 1.78 GB/s    (27.8k)
Write      | 193.79 MB/s  (48.4k) | 1.79 GB/s    (28.0k)
Total      | 387.07 MB/s  (96.7k) | 3.57 GB/s    (55.9k)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 2.12 GB/s     (4.1k) | 2.18 GB/s     (2.1k)
Write      | 2.23 GB/s     (4.3k) | 2.33 GB/s     (2.2k)
Total      | 4.35 GB/s     (8.5k) | 4.51 GB/s     (4.4k)
</code></pre>

<pre><code>fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 193.53 MB/s  (48.3k) | 1.95 GB/s    (30.4k)
Write      | 194.04 MB/s  (48.5k) | 1.96 GB/s    (30.6k)
Total      | 387.57 MB/s  (96.8k) | 3.91 GB/s    (61.1k)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 957.00 KB/s      (1) | 18.49 MB/s      (18)
Write      | 1.12 MB/s        (2) | 20.26 MB/s      (19)
Total      | 2.07 MB/s        (3) | 38.75 MB/s      (37)
</code></pre>

<pre><code>fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 16.51 MB/s    (4.1k) | 1.84 GB/s    (28.7k)
Write      | 16.52 MB/s    (4.1k) | 1.85 GB/s    (28.9k)
Total      | 33.03 MB/s    (8.2k) | 3.69 GB/s    (57.7k)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 2.11 GB/s     (4.1k) | 2.19 GB/s     (2.1k)
Write      | 2.22 GB/s     (4.3k) | 2.34 GB/s     (2.2k)
Total      | 4.34 GB/s     (8.4k) | 4.53 GB/s     (4.4k)
</code></pre>
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        <title>Neofetch &amp; quick system specs</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9919/neofetch-quick-system-specs</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>hornet</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9919@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I have a tiny VPS from Gullo.  I really like it.  Installing neofetch produces this:</p>

<p>=============================================================================<br />
**root@host:~# apt autoremove<br />
Reading package lists... Done<br />
Building dependency tree... Done<br />
Reading state information... Done<br />
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.<br />
root@host:~# apt install neofetch<br />
Reading package lists... Done<br />
Building dependency tree... Done<br />
Reading state information... Done<br />
Recommended packages:<br />
  chafa caca-utils imagemagick jp2a libsixel-bin w3m-img pciutils<br />
The following NEW packages will be installed:<br />
  neofetch<br />
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.<br />
Need to get 81.8 kB of archives.<br />
After this operation, 360 kB of additional disk space will be used.<br />
Get:1 <a href="http://deb.debian.org/debian" rel="nofollow">http://deb.debian.org/debian</a> bookworm/main amd64 neofetch all 7.1.0-4 [81.8 kB]<br />
Fetched 81.8 kB in 0s (1478 kB/s)<br />
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.<br />
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:<br />
    LANGUAGE = (unset),<br />
    LC_ALL = (unset),<br />
    LANG = "en_US.UTF-8"<br />
    are supported and installed on your system.<br />
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").<br />
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory<br />
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory<br />
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory<br />
Selecting previously unselected package neofetch.<br />
(Reading database ... 24542 files and directories currently install<br />
ed.)<br />
Preparing to unpack .../neofetch_7.1.0-4_all.deb ...<br />
Unpacking neofetch (7.1.0-4) ...<br />
Setting up neofetch (7.1.0-4) ...<br />
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...<br />
root@host:~# neofetch<br />
       _,met$$$$$gg.          root@host.domain.com <br />
    ,g$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P.       -------------------- <br />
  ,g$$P"     """Y$$.".        OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x <br />
 ,$$P'              <code>$$$.     Kernel: 6.1.0  ',$$P       ,ggs.</code>$$b:   Uptime: 276 days, 5 hours, 30 mins <br />
<code>d$$'     ,$P"'   .    $$$    Packages: 334 (dpkg)   $$P      d$'     ,    $$P    Shell: bash 5.2.15   $$:      $$.   -    ,d$$'    Terminal: /dev/pts/0   $$;      Y$b._   _,d$P'      CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (1) @ 1.9   Y$$.</code>.<code>"Y$$$$P"'         Memory: 44MiB / 128MiB</code>$$b      "-.__<br />
  <code>Y$$</code>Y$$.<br />
     <code>$$b.</code>Y$$b.<br />
          <code>"Y$b._</code>"""</p>

<h1>root@host:~#</h1>

<h1>With a full OS install, it would look more like this other VPS:</h1>

<p>:~# apt autoremove<br />
Reading package lists... Done<br />
Building dependency tree... Done<br />
Reading state information... Done<br />
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.<br />
root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:~# apt install neofetch<br />
Reading package lists... Done<br />
Building dependency tree... Done<br />
Reading state information... Done<br />
The following additional packages will be installed:<br />
  caca-utils chafa fontconfig fontconfig-config<br />
  fonts-dejavu-core fonts-droid-fallback fonts-noto-mono<br />
  fonts-urw-base35 ghostscript gsfonts hicolor-icon-theme<br />
  imagemagick imagemagick-6-common imagemagick-6.q16 jp2a<br />
  libaom3 libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3<br />
  libcaca0 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libchafa0 libcups2<br />
  libcurl3-gnutls libdatrie1 libdav1d6 libde265-0 libdeflate0<br />
  libdjvulibre-text libdjvulibre21 libfftw3-double3<br />
  libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libgc1 libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0<br />
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common libgif7 libgomp1<br />
  libgraphite2-3 libgs-common libgs10 libgs10-common<br />
  libharfbuzz0b libheif1 libhwy1 libice6 libid3tag0 libidn12<br />
  libijs-0.35 libimath-3-1-29 libimlib2 libjbig0 libjbig2dec0<br />
  libjpeg62-turbo libjxl0.7 libjxr-tools libjxr0 liblcms2-2<br />
  libldap-2.5-0 libldap-common liblerc4 liblqr-1-0 libltdl7<br />
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra<br />
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6 libnetpbm11 libnghttp2-14<br />
  libopenexr-3-1-30 libopenjp2-7 libpango-1.0-0<br />
  libpangocairo-1.0-0 libpangoft2-1.0-0 libpaper-utils libpaper1<br />
  libpixman-1-0 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common librtmp1 libsasl2-2<br />
  libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-db libsixel-bin libsixel1<br />
  libsm6 libspectre1 libssh2-1 libthai-data libthai0 libtiff6<br />
  libwebp7 libwebpdemux2 libwebpmux3 libwmflite-0.2-7<br />
  libx11-xcb1 libx265-199 libxcb-render0 libxcb-shm0 libxrender1<br />
  libxt6 netpbm poppler-data toilet toilet-fonts w3m w3m-img<br />
  x11-common xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils<br />
Suggested packages:<br />
  fonts-noto fonts-freefont-otf | fonts-freefont-ttf<br />
  fonts-texgyre imagemagick-doc autotrace cups-bsd | lpr | lprng<br />
  curl enscript ffmpeg gimp gnuplot grads graphviz hp2xx html2ps<br />
  libwmf-bin mplayer povray radiance sane-utils texlive-base-bin<br />
  transfig ufraw-batch xdg-utils cups-common libfftw3-bin<br />
  libfftw3-dev liblcms2-utils inkscape librsvg2-bin<br />
  libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit | libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal<br />
  libsasl2-modules-ldap libsasl2-modules-otp<br />
  libsasl2-modules-sql poppler-utils fonts-japanese-mincho<br />
  | fonts-ipafont-mincho fonts-japanese-gothic<br />
  | fonts-ipafont-gothic fonts-arphic-ukai fonts-arphic-uming<br />
  fonts-nanum figlet brotli bzip2 cmigemo compface dict dict-wn<br />
  dictd mailcap man-db w3m-el xsel<br />
The following NEW packages will be installed:<br />
  caca-utils chafa fontconfig fontconfig-config<br />
  fonts-dejavu-core fonts-droid-fallback fonts-noto-mono<br />
  fonts-urw-base35 ghostscript gsfonts hicolor-icon-theme<br />
  imagemagick imagemagick-6-common imagemagick-6.q16 jp2a<br />
  libaom3 libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3<br />
  libcaca0 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libchafa0 libcups2<br />
  libcurl3-gnutls libdatrie1 libdav1d6 libde265-0 libdeflate0<br />
  libdjvulibre-text libdjvulibre21 libfftw3-double3<br />
  libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libgc1 libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0<br />
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common libgif7 libgomp1<br />
  libgraphite2-3 libgs-common libgs10 libgs10-common<br />
  libharfbuzz0b libheif1 libhwy1 libice6 libid3tag0 libidn12<br />
  libijs-0.35 libimath-3-1-29 libimlib2 libjbig0 libjbig2dec0<br />
  libjpeg62-turbo libjxl0.7 libjxr-tools libjxr0 liblcms2-2<br />
  libldap-2.5-0 libldap-common liblerc4 liblqr-1-0 libltdl7<br />
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra<br />
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6 libnetpbm11 libnghttp2-14<br />
  libopenexr-3-1-30 libopenjp2-7 libpango-1.0-0<br />
  libpangocairo-1.0-0 libpangoft2-1.0-0 libpaper-utils libpaper1<br />
  libpixman-1-0 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common librtmp1 libsasl2-2<br />
  libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-db libsixel-bin libsixel1<br />
  libsm6 libspectre1 libssh2-1 libthai-data libthai0 libtiff6<br />
  libwebp7 libwebpdemux2 libwebpmux3 libwmflite-0.2-7<br />
  libx11-xcb1 libx265-199 libxcb-render0 libxcb-shm0 libxrender1<br />
  libxt6 neofetch netpbm poppler-data toilet toilet-fonts w3m<br />
  w3m-img x11-common xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils<br />
0 upgraded, 112 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.<br />
Need to get 48.8 MB of archives.<br />
After this operation, 171 MB of additional disk space will be used.<br />
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y<br />
[heap of blah-blah]<br />
root@xxxxxxxx:~# neofetch<br />
       <em>,met$$$$$gg.          root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br />
    ,g$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P.       ------------------------ <br />
  ,g$$P"     """Y$$.".        OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)<br />
 ,$$P'              <code>$$$.     Host: KVM/QEMU (Standard PC (i440FX  ',$$P       ,ggs.</code>$$b:   Kernel: 6.1.0-37-amd64 <br />
<code>d$$'     ,$P"'   .    $$$    Uptime: 57 mins   $$P      d$'     ,    $$P    Packages: 428 (dpkg)   $$:      $$.   -    ,d$$'    Shell: bash 5.2.15   $$;      Y$b._   _,d$P'      Resolution: 1280x800   Y$$.</code>.<code>"Y$$$$P"'         Terminal: /dev/pts/0</code>$$b      "-.__              CPU: Intel Xeon Gold 6122 (2) @ 1.7 <br />
  <code>Y$$                        GPU: 00:02.0 Vendor 1234 Device 111</code>Y$$.                      Memory: 188MiB / 7906MiB <br />
     <code>$$b.</code>Y$$b.<br />
          `"Y$b.</em></p>

<h1>              `"""</h1>

<p>I understand the locale issue (I'm pretty sure).  I was just wondering if that was the only issue?  I don't recall ever seeing any perl output from apt installing in the past-I didn't even know it was involved in apt.  Is this the expected behaviour/outcome (locale issue will cause it to not install necessary/recommended packages)?  I thought it was interesting that it had errors &amp; just installed the neofetch .deb.  It seems to be missing a few things from the neofetch output, such as Host, Resolution, &amp; GPU (I assume from missing packages).</p>

<p>Anyhow, is there another script or program that you 1337 sysadmins use to quickly output some of the system basics similar to neofetch?  I don't care about colors or ascii art.</p>

<p>edit:  Holy balls!  I can't get the markdown right!  Apologies!  How in the world would I even do 'code' for this?</p>
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        <title>Best low-end VPS Providers for deploying honey-sites to learn Bot Behaviour</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9869/best-low-end-vps-providers-for-deploying-honey-sites-to-learn-bot-behaviour</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>eswar</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9869@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I'm working on a personal project inspired by some security research (like the honeypot techniques) to set up 5-10 low-interaction honeysites. The goal is to attract and analyse bot traffic and classifying "good" bots (search engine crawlers) vs. "bad" ones (malicious scanners or exploit probers) without any real human traffic. I'll be running simple web apps like WordPress, Joomla, etc., via Docker on these sites, with Nginx/Apache for logging, and some fingerprinting tools (JA3 for TLS, Fingerprintjs2 for browsers).<br />
I plan to run the same for few months initially. The setup involves deploying these on separate VMs to mimic isolated sites, and I need to keep costs low since this is for learning/experimentation.  Based on my initial plan, each VM should handle:<br />
Basic specs: <br />
1. Something like 1-2 vCPUs, 2-4GB RAM, 10-20GB SSD (similar to AWS t3.small or medium, but I'm open to cheaper alternatives).<br />
2. HTTP/HTTPS traffic (ports 80/443), plus SSH (22).<br />
3. Preferably spread across different regions/datacenters for diversity (EU, US, Asia) to observe geo-varied bot behaviour.</p>

<p>Which low-end/free VPS providers would you recommend for this? Appreciate any advice, provider recommendations, or even config tips if you've dabbled in this. Thanks in advance</p>
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        <title>Advice on VPS for Video Downloading Site.</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9866/advice-on-vps-for-video-downloading-site</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>randomhuman</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9866@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi,</p>

<p>Someone I know is working on a project that enables downloading videos from YouTube and other video platforms, and they asked me for advice on which VPS to purchase.</p>

<p>Does anyone here have experience hosting such sites? What would be the minimum requirements?</p>

<p>Apart from bandwidth and storage, are there any other factors one should consider when choosing a VPS for this task?</p>

<p>Thank You.</p>
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        <title>Single Board Computer Hosting</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9814/single-board-computer-hosting</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>rockinmusicgv</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9814@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>A long time ago there were a few hosts running single board computers. Does anyone still do this?</p>

<p>With Gemma 3N there may be a use case for a small cluster of SBCs that are always on, and have the facilities (generators) that households don't have at home. It still might be cheaper to use the APIs, but Gemma 3N models are "decent" with the advantage of being designed for on-device use so privacy would be much improved for tasks where slower speeds are okay <em>and</em> the pricing would be a fixed device fee rather than a variable per token fee.</p>

<p>I might just be totally off base with this as well...</p>
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        <title>Low price / free service for sending newsletters (non spammy)</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/8852/low-price-free-service-for-sending-newsletters-non-spammy</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>Ion3198</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">8852@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>If I want to have a newsletter signup for my website (or multiple websites), is there a good low-cost email service that I can use that won't end up in Spam?</p>

<p>Can we use MXRoute or CraneMail or OnePoundEmail for this?<br />
<a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/jarland" rel="nofollow">@jarland</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/Francisco" rel="nofollow">@Francisco</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/NameCrane" rel="nofollow">@NameCrane</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/MichaelCee" rel="nofollow">@MichaelCee</a></p>

<p>Is it possible to do with shared hosting? Setting up SMPTP or something? Or with a VPS?<br />
<a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/NameCrane" rel="nofollow">@NameCrane</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/dustinc" rel="nofollow">@dustinc</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/Labze" rel="nofollow">@Labze</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/MikeA" rel="nofollow">@MikeA</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/HostSlick" rel="nofollow">@HostSlick</a> <a href="https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/profile/heartbeat_IT" rel="nofollow">@heartbeat_IT</a></p>

<p>I would want to send email only to those subscribed to the newsletters, and not send email to those who did not ask for it. So how can I configure to send an email verification first, and only subscribe to those who verify, and also there should be way to unsubscribe.</p>

<p>I would also like to keep the newsletter of high quality (to the best I can), and also not violate any terms of service of the email provider.</p>

<p>I am currently not running any newsletters at the moment, so will be starting from zero. I see many offer free services (services like MailChimp) upto certain number of subscribers - however the problem is that even the cheapest paid plan is very expensive, and I was wondering if I can do it with providers from LES.</p>

<p>What would you recommend are good options? What do you use yourself?</p>
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        <title>[Hosteroid] Storage VPS in Bucharest 🇷🇴 – Feedback &amp; Interest Wanted!</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9331/hosteroid-storage-vps-in-bucharest-feedback-interest-wanted</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>Hosteroid</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9331@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone!<br />
We're getting ready to launch a new line of <strong>Storage VPS</strong> servers, hosted in our Bucharest, 🇷🇴 Romania datacenter — ideal for users in Europe looking for affordable large-storage boxes on a solid network. 💪</p>

<p>We're focusing on high-capacity HDD storage (RAID60), fast NVMe boot, and 10Gbps uplinks — built specifically for media storage, backups, archives, etc.</p>

<p>We’d love to get some early feedback and interest from the LES community before launch. Here's what we're thinking so far:</p>

<p>Special Promo - Limited to 10 per package:</p>

<p>1.<br />
HDD Storage 2 TB HDD RAID60<br />
NVMe Boot Disk 50 GB NVMe RAID10<br />
1 vCPU<br />
RAM 2 GB DDR4 ECC<br />
Bandwidth 5 TB @ 10Gbps; then 100Mbps<br />
IP Addresses 1 IPv4; 1 /64 IPv6<br />
Price (VAT incl.) €3.90/mo</p>

<p>2.<br />
HDD Storage 4 TB HDD RAID60<br />
NVMe Boot Disk 80 GB NVMe RAID10<br />
2 vCPU<br />
RAM 4 GB DDR4 ECC<br />
Bandwidth 10 TB @ 10Gbps; then 100Mbps<br />
IP Addresses 1 IPv4; 1 /64 IPv6</p>

<p>Price (VAT incl.) €9/mo</p>

<p><strong>Prices are not final and might change.</strong><br />
Would you be interested in testing or reserving one of the first boxes?<br />
Any feedback on specs, traffic, or features you'd like to see?</p>

<p>We’ll update this thread with launch date + order links once we’re live! 🚀</p>
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        <title>Can’t SSH via Wireguard</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9530/can-t-ssh-via-wireguard</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 17:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>imok</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9530@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello.<br />
I've been installing a Proxmox cluster.</p>

<ul>
<li>Node 1 in provider A</li>
<li>Node 2 in provider A</li>
<li>Node 3 in provider B</li>
</ul>

<p>For security reasons (maybe), I’m using WireGuard, and everything works fine except that node 3 can’t connect to the other nodes via SSH. If I use the public IPs of the nodes, the connection succeeds.</p>

<p>SSH log: <a href="https://pastebin.com/raw/UTvb50xx" rel="nofollow">https://pastebin.com/raw/UTvb50xx</a></p>

<p>Any ideas?</p>
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        <title>Looking for Recommendation for new/refurbished hardware suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9742/looking-for-recommendation-for-new-refurbished-hardware-suppliers-in-singapore-and-malaysia</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>webz</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9742@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I'm currently looking for refurbished hardware suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia, and would also appreciate recommendations for colocation providers in either location.</p>

<p>Specifically, I’m looking for suppliers who can provide hardware similar to the following configuration:</p>

<p>CPU: Ryzen 9 7950X</p>

<p>RAM: 192 GB DDR5</p>

<p>Storage: 2 × 2TB NVMe or 2 × 4TB NVMe</p>

<p>Network: 10 Gbps port</p>

<p>I've already done some research on Google and found a few suppliers, but most of their website listings seem outdated in terms of pricing and availability. I plan to reach out to them via email tomorrow, but if anyone here has recent experience with reliable vendors or can personally recommend a supplier, that would be extremely helpful.</p>

<p>I’ve also checked platforms like eBay, but found very limited and outdated listings — mostly older CPU-based servers.</p>

<p>Any leads or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!</p>
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        <title>Business internet providers in Romania</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9729/business-internet-providers-in-romania</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>secure</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9729@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi, anyone from Romania?<br />
I need a cheap internet connection here with static ipv4 or at least ipv6, what's recommended, orange or digi?<br />
Upload/download speeds dont matter.<br />
From what i've understood, you need a PFA or registered business-srl, etc to get a static ip.<br />
Is there any provider that doesnt have such requirements?<br />
Also, it is possible to register a 'pfa' to offer webhosting services or you need to do it at least under SRL? Are you required to have certifications for pfa?</p>
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        <title>The Dedi Conundrum</title>
        <link>https://lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/9653/the-dedi-conundrum</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>Astro</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">9653@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I definitely dont need both so have to let go of one but I cant really make up my mind.</p>

<p>GSI - $60/month - 64TB disks<br />
Leaseweb - $40/month - 32TB disksr</p>

<p>Pasting Yabs and network test for both below. Which one would you keep and why?</p>

<p><strong>Leaseweb</strong></p>

<p>YABS</p>

<div><pre><code># ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
#              Yet-Another-Bench-Script              #
#                     v2025-04-20                    #
# https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script #
# ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #

Thu Jun  5 02:52:58 AM UTC 2025

Basic System Information:
---------------------------------
Uptime     : 3 days, 10 hours, 27 minutes
Processor  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) E-2388G CPU @ 3.20GHz
CPU cores  : 16 @ 1100.544 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM        : 31.3 GiB
Swap       : 4.0 GiB
Disk       : 29.0 TiB
Distro     : Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Kernel     : 6.8.0-60-generic
VM Type    : NONE
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline

IPv4 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V.
ASN        : AS60781 LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V.
Host       : LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V.
Location   : Haarlem, North Holland (NH)
Country    : The Netherlands

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/md5):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 1.80 MB/s      (451) | 26.68 MB/s     (416)
Write      | 1.82 MB/s      (457) | 27.11 MB/s     (423)
Total      | 3.63 MB/s      (908) | 53.79 MB/s     (839)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 101.88 MB/s    (198) | 102.15 MB/s     (99)
Write      | 107.29 MB/s    (209) | 108.96 MB/s    (106)
Total      | 209.18 MB/s    (407) | 211.11 MB/s    (205)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 939 Mbits/sec   | 936 Mbits/sec   | 7.92 ms        
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 941 Mbits/sec   | 942 Mbits/sec   | 1.28 ms        
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 891 Mbits/sec   | 473 Mbits/sec   | 82.1 ms        
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 766 Mbits/sec   | 552 Mbits/sec   | --             
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 822 Mbits/sec   | 287 Mbits/sec   | 159 ms         
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 885 Mbits/sec   | 614 Mbits/sec   | 78.1 ms        
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 699 Mbits/sec   | 242 Mbits/sec   | 201 ms         

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test            | Value                         
                |                               
Single Core     | 2282                          
Multi Core      | 9843                          
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/12286092
</code></pre></div>

<p>Nws.sh</p>

<div><pre><code>---------------------------------- nws.sh ---------------------------------
      A simple script to bench network performance using speedtest-cli     
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version            : v2025.05.01
 Global Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash
 Region Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -r &lt;region&gt;
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Basic System Info
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CPU Model          : Intel(R) Xeon(R) E-2388G CPU @ 3.20GHz
 CPU Cores          : 16 @ 1900.000 MHz
 CPU Cache          : 16384 KB
 AES-NI             : ✔ Enabled
 VM-x/AMD-V         : ✔ Enabled
 Total Disk         : 29.0 TB (4.6 GB Used)
 Total RAM          : 31.3 GB (1.1 GB Used)
 Total Swap         : 4.0 GB (0 Used)
 System uptime      : 3 days, 10 hour 12 min
 Load average       : 0.00, 0.13, 0.31
 OS                 : Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
 Arch               : x86_64 (64 Bit)
 Kernel             : 6.8.0-60-generic
 Virtualization     : NONE
 TCP Control        : bbr
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Basic Network Info
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Primary Network    : IPv4
 IPv6 Access        : ❌ Offline
 IPv4 Access        : ✔ Online
 ISP                : LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V.
 ASN                : AS60781 LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V.
 Host               : LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V.
 Location           : Haarlem, North Holland-NH, The Netherlands
 Location (IPv4)    : Lelystad, Flevoland, NL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Speedtest.net (Region: GLOBAL)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Location         Latency     Loss    DL Speed       UP Speed       Server      

 ISP: LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V. 

 Nearest          0.87 ms     0.0%    940.52 Mbps    941.49 Mbps    31173 Services AB - Amsterdam 

 Kochi, IN        169.67 ms   0.0%    523.11 Mbps    451.64 Mbps    Asianet Broadband - Cochin 
 Bangalore, IN    263.49 ms   0.0%    526.45 Mbps    318.28 Mbps    Bharti Airtel Ltd - Bangalore 
 Chennai, IN      155.37 ms   0.0%    519.56 Mbps    518.25 Mbps    Jio - Chennai 
 Mumbai, IN       257.60 ms   0.0%    905.21 Mbps    323.88 Mbps    Melbicom - Mumbai 
 Delhi, IN        272.61 ms   0.0%    431.65 Mbps    298.44 Mbps    Tata Play Fiber - New Delhi 

 Seattle, US      149.70 ms   N/A     644.83 Mbps    538.92 Mbps    Comcast - Seattle, WA 
 Los Angeles, US  128.83 ms   0.0%    517.48 Mbps    599.71 Mbps    ReliableSite Hosting - Los Angeles, CA 
 Dallas, US       122.69 ms   0.0%    704.19 Mbps    697.46 Mbps    Hivelocity - Dallas, TX 
 Miami, US        111.11 ms   0.0%    510.54 Mbps    642.95 Mbps    Telxius - Miami, FL 
 New York, US     76.53 ms    0.0%    969.87 Mbps    886.62 Mbps    GSL Networks - New York, NY 
 Toronto, CA      92.21 ms    0.0%    862.12 Mbps    871.02 Mbps    Rogers - Toronto, ON 
 Mexico City, MX  168.27 ms   N/A     580.98 Mbps    506.61 Mbps    INFINITUM - Ciudad de México 

 London, UK       6.17 ms     0.0%    941.27 Mbps    935.30 Mbps    VeloxServ Communications - London 
 Amsterdam, NL    1.38 ms     0.0%    938.83 Mbps    941.46 Mbps    31173 Services AB - Amsterdam 
 Paris, FR        10.97 ms    N/A     944.58 Mbps    941.40 Mbps    Axione - Paris 
 Frankfurt, DE    7.57 ms     0.0%    940.36 Mbps    935.35 Mbps    Clouvider Ltd - Frankfurt am Main 
 Warsaw, PL       20.24 ms    0.0%    944.11 Mbps    926.44 Mbps    Play - Warszawa 
 Bucharest, RO    34.75 ms    0.0%    61.90 Mbps     916.02 Mbps    Vodafone Romania Mobile - Bucharest - Bucharest 
 Moscow, RU       42.94 ms    0.0%    199.83 Mbps    910.77 Mbps    t2 Russia - Moscow 

 Jeddah, SA       70.19 ms    0.0%    969.58 Mbps    922.05 Mbps    Saudi Telecom Company 
 Dubai, AE        120.93 ms   N/A     979.01 Mbps    715.28 Mbps    e&amp; UAE - Dubai 
 Istanbul, TR     43.87 ms    0.0%    950.28 Mbps    934.35 Mbps    Turkcell - Istanbul 
 Tehran, IR       79.26 ms    0.0%    567.01 Mbps    405.67 Mbps    MCI         
 Cairo, EG        59.63 ms    N/A     889.40 Mbps    905.36 Mbps    Orange Egypt - Cairo 

 Tokyo, JP        FAILED                                                        
 Shanghai, CU-CN  264.47 ms   0.3%    818.50 Mbps    5.06 Mbps      China Unicom 5G - Shanghai 
 Suzhou, CT-CN    184.89 ms   N/A     320.26 Mbps    453.99 Mbps    China Telecom JiangSu 5G - Suzhou 
 Hong Kong, CN    168.79 ms   N/A     672.21 Mbps    129.71 Mbps    Misaka Network, Inc. - Hong Kong 
 Singapore, SG    155.10 ms   0.0%    598.87 Mbps    533.75 Mbps    NewMedia Express - Singapore 
 Jakarta, ID      FAILED - IP has been rate limited. Try again after 1 hour.                                                  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Avg DL Speed       : 702.50 Mbps
 Avg UL Speed       : 658.87 Mbps

 Total DL Data      : 26.01 GB
 Total UL Data      : 21.59 GB
 Total Data         : 47.59 GB
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Duration           : 13 min 10 sec
 System Time        : 05/06/2025 - 02:50:45 UTC
 Total Script Runs  : 114171
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Result             : https://result.nws.sh/r/1749091458_LTBUPC_GLOBAL.txt
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<p><strong>GSI</strong></p>

<p>YABS</p>

<div><pre><code># ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
#              Yet-Another-Bench-Script              #
#                     v2025-04-20                    #
# https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script #
# ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #

Thu Jun  5 02:53:03 AM UTC 2025

Basic System Information:
---------------------------------
Uptime     : 0 days, 4 hours, 53 minutes
Processor  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 v3 @ 3.40GHz
CPU cores  : 8 @ 2499.855 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM        : 31.3 GiB
Swap       : 3.8 GiB
Disk       : 58.0 TiB
Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel     : 6.1.0-37-amd64
VM Type    : NONE
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline

IPv4 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : GorillaServers, Inc.
ASN        : AS53850 GorillaServers, Inc.
Host       : Webnx Inc
Location   : Ogden, Utah (UT)
Country    : United States

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/mapper/WNX0027368--vg-root):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 5.68 MB/s     (1.4k) | 50.85 MB/s     (794)
Write      | 5.69 MB/s     (1.4k) | 51.17 MB/s     (799)
Total      | 11.37 MB/s    (2.8k) | 102.02 MB/s   (1.5k)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 225.01 MB/s    (439) | 277.60 MB/s    (271)
Write      | 236.96 MB/s    (462) | 296.09 MB/s    (289)
Total      | 461.97 MB/s    (901) | 573.69 MB/s    (560)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 451 Mbits/sec   | 646 Mbits/sec   | 155 ms         
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 828 Mbits/sec   | 685 Mbits/sec   | 174 ms         
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 656 Mbits/sec   | 629 Mbits/sec   | 216 ms         
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 331 Mbits/sec   | 608 Mbits/sec   | --             
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 934 Mbits/sec   | 937 Mbits/sec   | 14.4 ms        
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | busy            | 869 Mbits/sec   | 58.8 ms        
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 745 Mbits/sec   | 12.0 Mbits/sec  | 185 ms         

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test            | Value                         
                |                               
Single Core     | 1322                          
Multi Core      | 4386                          
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/12286175

YABS completed in 18 min 26 sec
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<p>Nws.sh</p>

<div><pre><code>---------------------------------- nws.sh ---------------------------------
      A simple script to bench network performance using speedtest-cli     
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 Version            : v2025.05.01
 Global Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash
 Region Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -r &lt;region&gt;
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 Basic System Info
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 CPU Model          : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 v3 @ 3.40GHz
 CPU Cores          : 8 @ 2399.923 MHz
 CPU Cache          : 8192 KB
 AES-NI             : ✔ Enabled
 VM-x/AMD-V         : ✔ Enabled
 Total Disk         : 58.0 TB (1.6 GB Used)
 Total RAM          : 31.3 GB (626.9 MB Used)
 Total Swap         : 3.8 GB (0 Used)
 System uptime      : 0 days, 4 hour 38 min
 Load average       : 1.26, 1.20, 0.61
 OS                 : Debian GNU/Linux 12
 Arch               : x86_64 (64 Bit)
 Kernel             : 6.1.0-37-amd64
 Virtualization     : NONE
 TCP Control        : bbr
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 Basic Network Info
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 Primary Network    : IPv4
 IPv6 Access        : ❌ Offline
 IPv4 Access        : ✔ Online
 ISP                : GorillaServers, Inc.
 ASN                : AS53850 GorillaServers, Inc.
 Host               : Webnx Inc
 Location           : Ogden, Utah-UT, United States
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 Speedtest.net (Region: GLOBAL)
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 Location         Latency     Loss    DL Speed       UP Speed       Server      

 ISP: GorillaServers 

 Nearest          1.11 ms     0.0%    942.41 Mbps    941.39 Mbps    WebNX Inc. - Ogden, UT 

 Kochi, IN        237.15 ms   0.0%    742.88 Mbps    329.45 Mbps    Asianet Broadband - Cochin 
 Bangalore, IN    254.16 ms   0.0%    959.41 Mbps    318.82 Mbps    Bharti Airtel Ltd - Bangalore 
 Chennai, IN      268.79 ms   0.0%    823.64 Mbps    293.20 Mbps    Jio - Chennai 
 Mumbai, IN       260.03 ms   0.0%    866.71 Mbps    283.72 Mbps    Melbicom - Mumbai 
 Delhi, IN        285.10 ms   0.0%    937.36 Mbps    272.77 Mbps    Tata Play Fiber - New Delhi 

 Seattle, US      40.74 ms    N/A     945.42 Mbps    934.17 Mbps    Comcast - Seattle, WA 
 Los Angeles, US  15.75 ms    0.0%    941.59 Mbps    933.08 Mbps    ReliableSite Hosting - Los Angeles, CA 
 Dallas, US       49.16 ms    0.0%    913.33 Mbps    921.25 Mbps    Hivelocity - Dallas, TX 
 Miami, US        74.24 ms    0.0%    944.33 Mbps    897.31 Mbps    Telxius - Miami, FL 
 New York, US     57.20 ms    0.0%    967.58 Mbps    893.71 Mbps    GSL Networks - New York, NY 
 Toronto, CA      63.37 ms    0.0%    951.06 Mbps    900.18 Mbps    Rogers - Toronto, ON 
 Mexico City, MX  54.05 ms    N/A     949.60 Mbps    921.20 Mbps    INFINITUM - Ciudad de México 

 London, UK       142.99 ms   0.0%    938.55 Mbps    494.40 Mbps    VeloxServ Communications - London 
 Amsterdam, NL    188.09 ms   2.1%    884.99 Mbps    350.61 Mbps    31173 Services AB - Amsterdam 
 Paris, FR        161.02 ms   N/A     939.50 Mbps    439.93 Mbps    Axione - Paris 
 Frankfurt, DE    184.49 ms   2.3%    849.65 Mbps    204.79 Mbps    Clouvider Ltd - Frankfurt am Main 
 Warsaw, PL       202.95 ms   4.7%    875.59 Mbps    250.28 Mbps    Play - Warszawa 
 Bucharest, RO    182.96 ms   0.0%    11.45 Mbps     443.44 Mbps    Vodafone Romania Mobile - Bucharest - Bucharest 
 Moscow, RU       197.14 ms   0.0%    7.79 Mbps      9.26 Mbps      t2 Russia - Moscow 

 Jeddah, SA       173.39 ms   0.0%    955.84 Mbps    480.21 Mbps    Saudi Telecom Company 
 Dubai, AE        264.96 ms   N/A     861.70 Mbps    76.13 Mbps     e&amp; UAE - Dubai 
 Istanbul, TR     186.48 ms   0.0%    969.54 Mbps    425.08 Mbps    Turkcell - Istanbul 
 Tehran, IR       230.21 ms   0.0%    943.19 Mbps    339.55 Mbps    MCI         
 Cairo, EG        220.19 ms   N/A     923.79 Mbps    290.93 Mbps    Orange Egypt - Cairo 

 Tokyo, JP        FAILED                                                        
 Shanghai, CU-CN  203.22 ms   0.0%    940.77 Mbps    402.57 Mbps    China Unicom 5G - Shanghai 
 Suzhou, CT-CN    151.22 ms   N/A     34.90 Mbps     546.71 Mbps    China Telecom JiangSu 5G - Suzhou 
 Hong Kong, CN    174.80 ms   N/A     678.59 Mbps    366.12 Mbps    Misaka Network, Inc. - Hong Kong 
 Singapore, SG    259.31 ms   3.0%    80.42 Mbps     273.06 Mbps    NewMedia Express - Singapore 
 Jakarta, ID      FAILED - IP has been rate limited. Try again after 1 hour.                                                  
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 Avg DL Speed       : 785.57 Mbps
 Avg UL Speed       : 490.80 Mbps

 Total DL Data      : 31.15 GB
 Total UL Data      : 17.73 GB
 Total Data         : 48.88 GB
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Duration           : 14 min 34 sec
 System Time        : 05/06/2025 - 02:52:04 UTC
 Total Script Runs  : 114172
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 curl is not installed, Unable to share result online
 Result stored locally in /root/network-speed.txt
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