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RPiServers Review
It's been a month or so since i got a Pi 3 B+ from This Thread I want to thank @JoshR for letting me buy the server for sandboxing!
The things i like:
- fun sandbox server
- 100Mbps port (it's good enough)
- Good Support
Even though the Pi3B+ is slow a bit from the MicroSD card it works fine for tailscale and globalping. Maybe a fileserver can be there too
Yabs:
---------------------------------- nws.sh ---------------------------------
A simple script to bench network performance using speedtest-cli
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Version : v2026.04.13
Global Speedtest : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash
Region Speedtest : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -r <region>
Ping & Routing : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -rt <region>
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Basic System Info
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CPU Model : CPU model not detected
CPU Cores :
AES-NI : ❌ Disabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
Total Disk : 29.5 GB (5.1 GB Used)
Total RAM : 906.0 MB (357.4 MB Used)
Total Swap : 905.0 MB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 4 hour 7 min
Load average : 0.02, 0.04, 0.01
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 13
Arch : aarch64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 6.12.75+rpt-rpi-v8
Virtualization : NONE
TCP Control : cubic
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Basic Network Info
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Primary Network : IPv6
IPv6 Access : ✔ Online
IPv4 Access : ✔ Online
ISP : MysticDev LLC
ASN : AS26286 MysticDev LLC
Host : Data Ideas llc
Location : Spring, Texas-TX, United States
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Speedtest.net (Region: NORTH AMERICA)
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Location Latency Loss DL Speed UP Speed Server
ISP: MysticDev
Nearest 0.47 ms 0.0% 92.80 Mbps 92.54 Mbps TXNet Communications LLC - Spring, TX
Vancouver, BC 53.91 ms 0.0% 92.75 Mbps 92.64 Mbps TELUS - Vancouver, BC
Calgary, AB FAILED
Winnipeg, MB 105.10 ms 1.8% 94.26 Mbps 7.77 Mbps Voyageur Internet - Winnipeg, MB
Toronto, ON 102.57 ms 1.8% 92.54 Mbps 4.03 Mbps Bell Canada - Toronto, ON
Montreal, QC 116.30 ms 0.9% 92.84 Mbps 5.51 Mbps Rogers Wireless - Montréal, QC
New York, NY 38.48 ms 0.0% 94.20 Mbps 93.91 Mbps Surfshark Ltd - New York, NY
Ashburn, VA 34.17 ms 0.0% 94.38 Mbps 93.92 Mbps Rackdog - Ashburn, VA
Durham, NC 38.91 ms 0.0% 92.75 Mbps 92.63 Mbps Spectrum - Durham, NC
Atlanta, GA 21.44 ms 0.0% 92.87 Mbps 92.60 Mbps Clouvider Ltd - Atlanta, GA
Miami, FL 29.91 ms 0.0% 94.08 Mbps 93.93 Mbps ReliableSite Hosting - Miami, FL
Dallas, TX 8.77 ms 0.0% 92.43 Mbps 92.61 Mbps Hivelocity - Dallas, TX
Houston, TX 6.89 ms N/A 92.85 Mbps 92.55 Mbps Comcast - Houston, TX
Kansas, MO 19.36 ms 0.0% 94.29 Mbps 93.14 Mbps Nocix - Kansas City, MO
Minneapolis, MN 96.58 ms 0.9% 92.80 Mbps 8.02 Mbps US Internet - Minneapolis, MN
Chicago, IL 28.64 ms 0.0% 93.64 Mbps 93.41 Mbps Hivelocity - Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH 40.10 ms 0.0% 94.05 Mbps 93.91 Mbps Cleveland Broadband - Cleveland, OH
Albuquerque, NM 31.19 ms N/A 92.68 Mbps 92.62 Mbps Comcast - Albuquerque, NM
Denver, CO 23.83 ms 0.0% 92.78 Mbps 92.61 Mbps T-Mobile Fiber | Intrepid - Denver, CO
Portland, OR 54.33 ms N/A 94.09 Mbps 93.92 Mbps CenturyLink - Portland, OR
Las Vegas, NV 41.38 ms N/A 94.07 Mbps 93.91 Mbps isp.net - Las Vegas, NV
Ogden, UT 41.82 ms 0.0% 92.85 Mbps 92.59 Mbps WebNX Inc. - Ogden, UT
Phoenix, AZ 26.35 ms 0.0% 94.12 Mbps 93.94 Mbps Xiber LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles, CA 33.22 ms 0.0% 92.89 Mbps 92.60 Mbps ReliableSite Hosting - Los Angeles, CA
San Jose, CA 39.81 ms 0.0% 92.61 Mbps 92.64 Mbps Misaka Network, Inc. - San Jose, CA
Spokane, WA 58.58 ms 0.0% 92.94 Mbps 92.55 Mbps Crunchbits - Spokane, WA
Seattle, WA 53.09 ms 0.0% 92.79 Mbps 92.63 Mbps Wowrack - Seattle, WA
Hermosillo, MX 36.69 ms 0.0% 92.94 Mbps 92.61 Mbps Megacable - Hermosillo
Guadalajara, MX 33.81 ms 0.0% 94.42 Mbps 93.93 Mbps AT&T México - Guadalajara
Mexico City, MX FAILED - IP has been rate limited. Try again after 1 hour.
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Avg DL Speed : 93.31 Mbps
Avg UL Speed : 80.70 Mbps
Total DL Data : 2.77 GB
Total UL Data : 2.18 GB
Total Data : 4.95 GB
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Duration : 10 min 4 sec
System Time : 04/06/2026 - 20:34:12 CDT
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Result : https://result.nws.sh/r/1780623253_00R1GK_NA.txt
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# ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
# Yet-Another-Bench-Script #
# v2026-05-11 #
# https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script #
# ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
Thu 4 Jun 20:34:14 CDT 2026
ARM compatibility is considered *experimental*
Basic System Information:
---------------------------------
Uptime : 0 days, 4 hours, 17 minutes
Processor : Cortex-A53
CPU cores : 4 @ 1200.0000 MHz
AES-NI : ❌ Disabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM : 906.0 MiB
Swap : 905.0 MiB
Disk : 29.5 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Kernel : 6.12.75+rpt-rpi-v8
VM Type : NONE
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP : MysticDev LLC
ASN : AS26286 MysticDev LLC
Host : Data Ideas llc
Location : Spring, Texas (TX)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/mmcblk0p2):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.42 MB/s (355) | 3.44 MB/s (53)
Write | 1.44 MB/s (362) | 3.71 MB/s (58)
Total | 2.86 MB/s (717) | 7.16 MB/s (111)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 3.22 MB/s (6) | 2.85 MB/s (2)
Write | 3.53 MB/s (6) | 3.10 MB/s (3)
Total | 6.75 MB/s (12) | 5.95 MB/s (5)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 89.6 Mbits/sec | 91.2 Mbits/sec | 108 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 89.2 Mbits/sec | 90.2 Mbits/sec | 111 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 84.9 Mbits/sec | 71.2 Mbits/sec | 202 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 84.6 Mbits/sec | 86.5 Mbits/sec | 245 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 91.6 Mbits/sec | 92.5 Mbits/sec | 62.9 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 93.0 Mbits/sec | 93.2 Mbits/sec | 38.7 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 87.1 Mbits/sec | busy | 138 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | busy | 108 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 88.7 Mbits/sec | 89.2 Mbits/sec | 111 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 84.5 Mbits/sec | 84.0 Mbits/sec | 202 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 81.6 Mbits/sec | 70.1 Mbits/sec | --
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 90.3 Mbits/sec | 91.0 Mbits/sec | 62.9 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 91.7 Mbits/sec | 91.9 Mbits/sec | 38.8 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 86.1 Mbits/sec | 88.4 Mbits/sec | 138 ms
YABS completed in 11 min 52 sec
Skipped the CPU benchmark since it will KILL the server (cpu isn't powerful enough)
Onto the Ping & Routing Test
---------------------------------- nws.sh ---------------------------------
A simple script to bench network performance using speedtest-cli
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Version : v2026.04.13
Global Speedtest : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash
Region Speedtest : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -r <region>
Ping & Routing : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -rt <region>
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Basic System Info
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CPU Model : CPU model not detected
CPU Cores :
AES-NI : ❌ Disabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
Total Disk : 29.5 GB (5.5 GB Used)
Total RAM : 906.0 MB (351.7 MB Used)
Total Swap : 905.0 MB (33.6 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 6 hour 19 min
Load average : 2.27, 2.08, 1.32
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 13
Arch : aarch64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 6.12.75+rpt-rpi-v8
Virtualization : NONE
TCP Control : cubic
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Network Info
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Primary Network : IPv6
IPv6 Access : ✔ Online
IPv4 Access : ✔ Online
ISP : MysticDev LLC
ASN : AS26286 MysticDev LLC
Host : Data Ideas llc
Location : Spring, Texas-TX, United States
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Ping & Routing Test (Region: NORTH AMERICA)
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Network | Details
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US - Seattle: xTom | 52ms [No Loss]
23.145.48.48 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS36236 AS201106 AS50131
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US - Liberty Lake: Crunchbits | 69ms [No Loss]
104.36.84.66 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS1299 AS400304
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US - San Jose: CDN77 | 48ms [No Loss]
156.146.53.53 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS60068
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US - Hillsboro: OVH | 62ms [No Loss]
51.81.154.196 | AS26286 AS62467 AS16276
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US - Fremont: Hurricane Electric | 57ms [No Loss]
core1.fmt2.he.net | AS26286 AS62467 AS6939
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US - Los Angeles: Multacom | Failed
204.13.154.3 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174
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US - Los Angeles: ReliableSite | 71ms [No Loss]
104.238.206.46 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS1299 AS23470
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US - Los Angeles: WebNX | 36ms [No Loss]
64.185.232.162 | AS26286 AS62467 AS6939 AS18450
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US - Chicago: Psychz Networks | 27ms [No Loss]
108.181.140.235 | AS26286 AS62467 AS394437 AS2914 AS40676
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US - Chicago: VirMach | 29ms [No Loss]
89.33.192.5 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS46261 AS25693
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US - Kansas City: FreeRangeCloud | 18ms [No Loss]
23.152.226.2 | AS26286 AS62467 AS32097 AS12186 AS53356
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US - Kansas: IncogNET | 19ms [No Loss]
23.137.254.200 | AS26286 AS62467 AS32097 AS40663
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US - Dallas: GSL | 8ms [No Loss]
216.146.25.35 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS7578 AS63018
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US - Salt Lake City: FiberState | 35ms [No Loss]
38.92.25.252 | AS26286 AS62467 AS6939 AS26042
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US - Ashburn: ColoCrossing | 42ms [No Loss]
192.3.254.158 | AS26286 AS62467 AS394437 AS2914 AS23352 AS36352
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US - Buffalo: ColoCrossing | 38ms [No Loss]
192.3.180.103 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS36352
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US - Durham: Cogent | 45ms [No Loss]
38.45.64.1 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174
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US - New York: ReliableSite | 36ms [No Loss]
104.243.42.233 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS1299 AS23470
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US - Secaucus: Royale Hosting | 32ms [No Loss]
45.137.206.1 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS1299 AS212477
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US - Atlanta: Flexential | 20ms [No Loss]
82.153.68.71 | AS26286 AS62467 AS394437 AS3356 AS13649
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US - Miami: ReliableSite | 29ms [No Loss]
104.238.204.68 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS1299 AS23470
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CA - Vancouver: Hurricane Electric | Failed
104.218.61.164 | AS26286 AS62467 AS6939
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CA - Vancouver: FreeRangeCloud | 55ms [No Loss]
23.154.81.1 | AS26286 AS62467 AS6939 AS53356
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CA - Calgary: FreeRangeCloud | Failed
23.133.64.25 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS6461 AS20119
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CA - Toronto: Amanah | 40ms [No Loss]
172.93.167.178 | AS26286 AS62467 AS174 AS32489
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CA - Montreal: OVH | 44ms [No Loss]
51.222.154.207 | AS26286 AS62467 AS16276
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CA - Halifax: FreeRangeCloud | 56ms [No Loss]
23.191.80.33 | AS26286 AS62467 AS6939 AS53356
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Duration : 6 min 56 sec
System Time : 04/06/2026 - 22:43:14 CDT
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Result : https://result.nws.sh/r/1780630995_QKFLYI_GLOBAL.txt
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Overall, i like it. It's small enough and invis enough for it to be a private vpn node
Vnstat for the h/d/m:
eth0 / hourly
hour rx | tx | total | avg. rate
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
2026-06-04
00:00 13.20 MiB | 3.38 MiB | 16.57 MiB | 38.62 kbit/s
01:00 13.64 MiB | 3.44 MiB | 17.09 MiB | 39.82 kbit/s
02:00 13.60 MiB | 3.38 MiB | 16.98 MiB | 39.57 kbit/s
03:00 13.95 MiB | 3.43 MiB | 17.37 MiB | 40.48 kbit/s
04:00 13.75 MiB | 3.45 MiB | 17.20 MiB | 40.08 kbit/s
05:00 13.50 MiB | 3.42 MiB | 16.91 MiB | 39.41 kbit/s
06:00 13.44 MiB | 3.43 MiB | 16.87 MiB | 39.30 kbit/s
07:00 13.38 MiB | 3.40 MiB | 16.78 MiB | 39.11 kbit/s
08:00 13.42 MiB | 3.46 MiB | 16.88 MiB | 39.34 kbit/s
09:00 13.50 MiB | 3.44 MiB | 16.94 MiB | 39.48 kbit/s
10:00 13.70 MiB | 3.43 MiB | 17.13 MiB | 39.92 kbit/s
11:00 13.40 MiB | 3.47 MiB | 16.88 MiB | 39.32 kbit/s
12:00 13.45 MiB | 3.46 MiB | 16.91 MiB | 39.40 kbit/s
13:00 13.13 MiB | 3.20 MiB | 16.33 MiB | 38.05 kbit/s
14:00 12.99 MiB | 2.80 MiB | 15.79 MiB | 36.79 kbit/s
15:00 3.96 GiB | 3.37 GiB | 7.33 GiB | 17.49 Mbit/s
16:00 12.17 MiB | 3.33 MiB | 15.50 MiB | 36.12 kbit/s
17:00 14.17 MiB | 3.64 MiB | 17.81 MiB | 41.51 kbit/s
18:00 14.00 MiB | 3.61 MiB | 17.61 MiB | 41.04 kbit/s
19:00 13.67 MiB | 3.51 MiB | 17.18 MiB | 40.03 kbit/s
20:00 4.55 GiB | 3.84 GiB | 8.39 GiB | 20.02 Mbit/s
21:00 15.74 MiB | 3.89 MiB | 19.62 MiB | 45.73 kbit/s
22:00 315.97 MiB | 11.44 MiB | 327.41 MiB | 762.91 kbit/s
23:00 7.86 MiB | 1.95 MiB | 9.82 MiB | 45.76 kbit/s
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
eth0 / daily
day rx | tx | total | avg. rate
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
2026-05-06 307.44 MiB | 51.49 MiB | 358.93 MiB | 34.85 kbit/s
2026-05-07 320.07 MiB | 70.12 MiB | 390.19 MiB | 37.88 kbit/s
2026-05-08 327.68 MiB | 76.39 MiB | 404.07 MiB | 39.23 kbit/s
2026-05-09 315.75 MiB | 70.05 MiB | 385.80 MiB | 37.46 kbit/s
2026-05-10 304.91 MiB | 59.01 MiB | 363.92 MiB | 35.33 kbit/s
2026-05-11 308.38 MiB | 66.91 MiB | 375.29 MiB | 36.44 kbit/s
2026-05-12 304.42 MiB | 59.15 MiB | 363.58 MiB | 35.30 kbit/s
2026-05-13 301.23 MiB | 59.96 MiB | 361.20 MiB | 35.07 kbit/s
2026-05-14 307.34 MiB | 71.23 MiB | 378.57 MiB | 36.76 kbit/s
2026-05-15 310.35 MiB | 84.26 MiB | 394.61 MiB | 38.31 kbit/s
2026-05-16 302.08 MiB | 62.93 MiB | 365.01 MiB | 35.44 kbit/s
2026-05-17 298.87 MiB | 60.22 MiB | 359.09 MiB | 34.86 kbit/s
2026-05-18 400.74 MiB | 61.14 MiB | 461.89 MiB | 44.84 kbit/s
2026-05-19 301.96 MiB | 72.34 MiB | 374.31 MiB | 36.34 kbit/s
2026-05-20 301.63 MiB | 79.42 MiB | 381.05 MiB | 36.99 kbit/s
2026-05-21 419.95 MiB | 72.16 MiB | 492.10 MiB | 47.78 kbit/s
2026-05-22 361.84 MiB | 101.11 MiB | 462.95 MiB | 44.95 kbit/s
2026-05-23 343.54 MiB | 95.47 MiB | 439.01 MiB | 42.62 kbit/s
2026-05-24 334.52 MiB | 83.39 MiB | 417.91 MiB | 40.58 kbit/s
2026-05-25 338.61 MiB | 101.03 MiB | 439.64 MiB | 42.68 kbit/s
2026-05-26 338.28 MiB | 87.21 MiB | 425.50 MiB | 41.31 kbit/s
2026-05-27 331.72 MiB | 83.65 MiB | 415.37 MiB | 40.33 kbit/s
2026-05-28 337.47 MiB | 82.85 MiB | 420.31 MiB | 40.81 kbit/s
2026-05-29 382.98 MiB | 83.68 MiB | 466.66 MiB | 45.31 kbit/s
2026-05-30 330.27 MiB | 86.06 MiB | 416.34 MiB | 40.42 kbit/s
2026-05-31 336.13 MiB | 94.69 MiB | 430.82 MiB | 41.83 kbit/s
2026-06-01 327.95 MiB | 83.84 MiB | 411.79 MiB | 39.98 kbit/s
2026-06-02 343.02 MiB | 108.12 MiB | 451.14 MiB | 43.80 kbit/s
2026-06-03 326.67 MiB | 86.44 MiB | 413.12 MiB | 40.11 kbit/s
2026-06-04 9.09 GiB | 7.29 GiB | 16.38 GiB | 1.66 Mbit/s
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
estimated 9.28 GiB | 7.45 GiB | 16.73 GiB |
eth0 / monthly
month rx | tx | total | avg. rate
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
2026-04 5.72 GiB | 1.87 GiB | 7.59 GiB | 25.15 kbit/s
2026-05 9.99 GiB | 2.25 GiB | 12.25 GiB | 39.28 kbit/s
2026-06 10.06 GiB | 7.57 GiB | 17.63 GiB | 440.46 kbit/s
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
estimated 75.86 GiB | 57.05 GiB | 132.91 GiB |
I would give it a 8/10 (too comfy for $3.14/mo) Also, within 24 hours im making a transfer thread since i don't need it anymore. It's like that idling dispenser from TF2
For the BW spike today, I ran two benchmarks. Forgot to disable the CPU on the first run and it killed the server, opened a ticket with JoshR about it, then ran a second one. That's all the high BW is from, nothing else. (the est from vnstat is false, actual usage is under 10GB or so)
Comments
Apparently you can ship them a USB drive for even more storage and speed:
Free - Thumb Drive (BYoD)
The microSD slot is limited to 20MB/s. USB 2.0 is 480Mbit/s or 60MB/s.
Already usable for a small webserver/fileserver.
hmm, didn't RPI3 support usb3.0
No, The Pi 4 is what started the USB3.0 however its still shared with the Ethernet lanes.
Glad to see the write up @Fubukibox. Even at 100Mbps Still can actually run Plex off of it as well with an external USB drive of some sort. (I did it for years. Direct play.)
Sorry. Thanks for correcting me
True, but even USB drives for storage got really expensive these days.
Yes, I had bought a sandisk 128gb usb drive approx 5 years back at 1200INR (12.5USD) and I got sandisk 64gb usb drive at 1200INR few months back, at present its >1400INR in amazon !! Like there has been almost 40% to 50% price increase in just 4 to 5 years.