Gullo’s Hosting Finland OpenVZ Virtualization NAT IPv4 VPS Test and Review
We recently reviewed the budget-friendly VPS from Gullo’s Hosting in Finland. This VPS uses a shared version of an Intel i7-8700 processor and includes a minimalistic setup: 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM, 8 GB of storage, a fast 1 Gbps internet connection, 500 MB of bandwidth, and 20 usable ports plus one for SSH access.
To evaluate its performance, we ran several simple tests. We checked how fast and capable the VPS is with standard benchmarks, measured its network speed and reliability across various locations, and tested its ping times to check for delays. We also checked if the VPS could access content from different regions and assessed its connection quality through CloudFlare.
About Gullo’s Hosting
Gullo’s Hosting is a service provider that offers various hosting solutions, including web hosting, network address translation (NAT), virtual private servers (VPS), and so on. NAT VPS is a unique offering that allows users to host their websites and applications on a shared IPv4 network, with each user having access to a specific number of ports.
The NAT VPS service is unmanaged, meaning users are responsible for managing their servers. This self-managed approach helps keep the service cost low, making it an affordable option for users with the technical skills to manage their servers.
One of the key features of Gullo’s NAT VPS is its compatibility with IPv6. Users who have native IPv6 or are running a tunnel can connect to their server via their IPv6 address. For those who do not have native IPv6 or a tunnel, Gullo’s Hosting suggests getting an IPv6 tunnel.
For users who want to host a website but do not have a dedicated IPv4 address, Gullo’s Hosting recommends using Cloudflare’s free IPv6 to IPv4 proxy service. This service works on a reverse proxy, where the public sees a Cloudflare IP for your site while it proxies your actual IP to load it.
However, there are some limitations to the NAT VPS service. For instance, with private addresses, rDNS records cannot be set for IPv4; only in some cases will this be possible for IPv6. Email services may not be a reliable option; in some locations, email may be blocked completely to avoid abuse. Additionally, installing software that requires specific ports to run may not be viable over IPv4.
Official Website: https://hosting.gullo.me
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
CPU Cores : 1 @ 2149.902 MHz
CPU Cache : 12288 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 7.9 GB (1.8 GB Used)
Total Mem : 512.0 MB (18.5 MB Used)
System uptime : 1 days, 8 hour 53 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.01, 0.05
OS : CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908 (Core)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 3.10.0
TCP CC :
Virtualization : OpenVZ
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✓ Online
Organization : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Location : Tuusula / FI
Region : Uusimaa
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 635 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 638 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 629 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 634.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 774.08 Mbps 795.65 Mbps 24.18 ms
Los Angeles, US 487.23 Mbps 616.53 Mbps 162.84 ms
Dallas, US 433.94 Mbps 610.89 Mbps 134.95 ms
Montreal, CA 566.98 Mbps 751.01 Mbps 121.59 ms
Paris, FR 281.69 Mbps 550.13 Mbps 41.59 ms
Amsterdam, NL 914.71 Mbps 877.11 Mbps 27.20 ms
Shanghai, CN 318.15 Mbps 428.95 Mbps 294.91 ms
Hongkong, CN 419.41 Mbps 573.08 Mbps 205.89 ms
Mumbai, IN 484.25 Mbps 645.19 Mbps 144.78 ms
Singapore, SG 74.66 Mbps 641.20 Mbps 351.91 ms
Tokyo, JP 241.86 Mbps 520.51 Mbps 255.78 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 59 sec
Timestamp : 2024-01-10 00:06:05 GMT
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 1 days, 9 hours, 0 minutes
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
CPU cores : 1 @ 2071.093 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 512.0 MiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 7.9 GiB
Distro : CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
Kernel : 3.10.0
VM Type : OPENVZ
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Hetzner Online GmbH
ASN : AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Location : Helsinki, Uusimaa (18)
Country : Finland
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 50.60 MB/s (12.6k) | 281.40 MB/s (4.3k)
Write | 50.65 MB/s (12.6k) | 282.88 MB/s (4.4k)
Total | 101.26 MB/s (25.3k) | 564.28 MB/s (8.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 271.73 MB/s (530) | 207.22 MB/s (202)
Write | 286.16 MB/s (558) | 221.02 MB/s (215)
Total | 557.90 MB/s (1.0k) | 428.25 MB/s (417)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 872 Mbits/sec | 665 Mbits/sec | 33.5 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 36.7 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 871 Mbits/sec | 903 Mbits/sec | 27.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 863 Mbits/sec | 500 Mbits/sec | 94.2 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 807 Mbits/sec | 375 Mbits/sec | 92.5 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 717 Mbits/sec | 254 Mbits/sec | 139 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 757 Mbits/sec | 261 Mbits/sec | 170 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 493 Mbits/sec | 770 Mbits/sec | 33.5 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 499 Mbits/sec | 771 Mbits/sec | --
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 467 Mbits/sec | 631 Mbits/sec | 27.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 621 Mbits/sec | 424 Mbits/sec | 94.2 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 448 Mbits/sec | 371 Mbits/sec | 92.6 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 429 Mbits/sec | 431 Mbits/sec | 139 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 379 Mbits/sec | 348 Mbits/sec | 170 ms
Geekbench test failed and low memory was detected. Add at least 1GB of SWAP or use GB4 instead (higher compatibility with low memory systems).
YABS completed in 9 min 14 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: 1/10/2024 00:53:04 - 01:26:12
1 CPU in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 23344739.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 3216.4 MWIPS (18.6 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 2269.7 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 228627.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 60178.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 756002.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 327141.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 83066.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 5053.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 3417.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 466.1 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 226841.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 23344739.1 2000.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 3216.4 584.8
Execl Throughput 43.0 2269.7 527.8
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 228627.6 577.3
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 60178.0 363.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 756002.3 1303.5
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 327141.4 263.0
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 83066.8 207.7
Process Creation 126.0 5053.3 401.1
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 3417.8 806.1
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 466.1 776.8
System Call Overhead 15000.0 226841.6 151.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 515.3
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Helsinki, Finland
Services: NAT VPS
Test IP: 95.216.20.157
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 93.11 MiB/s | 744.92 Mbps | ping 6.968ms
Gdrive : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 7.364ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 16.90 MiB/s | 135.23 Mbps | ping 119.671ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 7.89 MiB/s | 63.12 Mbps | ping 168.170ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 2.49 MiB/s | 19.89 Mbps | ping 103.693ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 10.60 MiB/s | 84.79 Mbps | ping 168.002ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 14.93 MiB/s | 119.43 Mbps | ping 133.693ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 8.99 MiB/s | 71.89 Mbps | ping 153.881ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 24.81 MiB/s | 198.49 Mbps | ping 92.222ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 18.05 MiB/s | 144.37 Mbps | ping 120.832ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 64.26 MiB/s | 514.07 Mbps | ping 32.867ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 126.93 KiB/s | 0.99 Mbps | ping 34.946ms
Hetzner, Germany : 674 B/s | N/A | ping 23.798ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 67.68 MiB/s | 541.42 Mbps | ping 29.839ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 70.94 MiB/s | 567.53 Mbps | ping 28.198ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 1.17 KiB/s | 0.01 Mbps | ping 8.038ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 896 B/s | N/A | ping 28.107ms
Online, France : 36.26 MiB/s | 290.08 Mbps | ping 36.639ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 746 B/s | N/A | ping 39.734ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 0.97 MiB/s | 7.78 Mbps | ping 316.147ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 172 B/s | N/A | ping 334.951ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 24.16 MiB/s | 193.28 Mbps | ping 48.388ms
Prima, Argentina : 190.48 KiB/s | 1.49 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 3.96 MiB/s | 31.71 Mbps | ping 200.322ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.09 MiB/s | 24.72 Mbps | ping 270.201ms
Linode, Singapore : 8.03 MiB/s | 64.24 Mbps | ping 275.981ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 4.77 MiB/s | 38.12 Mbps | ping 253.014ms
Benchmark finished in 104 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 95.217.89.204, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 95.217.89.204 – RIPENCC /16 AS24940 HETZNER – Finland, Uusimaa, Helsinki
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: 2024 01 10 00:23:19 GMT
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Hetzner Online (95.217.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: FI)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: FI)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: FI)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Stockholm
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: EUR
ChatGPT: Yes
Bing Region: FI
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** Checking Results Under IPv6
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** Your Network Provider: Hetzner Online (2a01:4f9:4a:*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: DE)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: FI)
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Stockholm
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Failed
Bing Region: FI
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Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
Admin Control Panel
Gullo’s Hosting provides users with a VPS Admin Control Panel, an integral part of their hosting service. This control panel is powered by DirectAdmin or SolusVM, depending on the hosting package.
DirectAdmin and SolusVM are popular control panel software that provides an intuitive interface for managing VPS servers. They allow users to perform routine tasks such as setting up email addresses and managing MySQL databases. This makes it easier for users to manage their servers, even if they do not have extensive technical knowledge.
Users can access the SolusVM control panel for NAT VPS or connect via SSH using their console username and password. This allows users to choose the method that best suits their needs.
However, it’s important to note that Gullo’s Hosting’s VPS services are unmanaged, meaning users are responsible for managing their servers. While the control panel simplifies many tasks, users still need technical skills to manage their servers effectively.
Server Pricing
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Payments
Gullo’s Hosting offers a variety of payment options for its services. The web hosting service is activated immediately after a successful payment via PayPal or Credit Card. This instant setup ensures no waiting time for users to use their hosting services.
Customer Support
Gullo’s Hosting provides a friendly and professional ticketing system. They handle all tickets quickly and professionally, aiming to be as transparent as possible.
Their customer support is divided into several categories:
- NAT IPv4 or Ports: For issues with NAT IPs, Ports, or SSH.
- Network or Service Outage: To report any downtime or uptime-related issues.
- General Support: For pre-sales questions and basic non-technical questions.
- Technical Support: This is a paid service.
Their support is available Monday to Friday with a 24-hour response time. However, they are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
In addition to their ticketing system, Gullo’s Hosting also provides a knowledge base on their website to help users get started. This is a valuable resource for users to find answers to common questions and learn more about their services.
Conclusion
In our Basic Bench test, which looked at input/output (I/O) performance and internet speed, the VPS showed consistent I/O speeds of around 634 MB/s. Internet speeds were impressive at most test locations, peaking at 914.71 Mbps upload and 877.11 Mbps download in Amsterdam, although the Singapore test showed dramatically lower speeds at 74.66 Mbps upload. Latency was generally low but varied depending on the distance from the test server, with the lowest being 24.18 ms via Speedtest.net and the highest reaching 351.91 ms in Singapore.
The VPS was put through further stress tests with mixed read/write tasks, where it maintained a balanced performance, delivering over 100 MB/s for smaller block sizes and well over 400 MB/s for larger ones. However, we faced a snag during the Geekbench test, which couldn’t run due to insufficient memory, suggesting a need for more than 512 MB of RAM or an adjustment in the choice of benchmarking tools for low-memory environments.
With the UnixBench tool, we assessed the CPU’s capabilities. The VPS showed it could handle various computing tasks adequately, from mathematical operations to system calls. The final Index Score came to 515.3, indicating the VPS is more than capable for a range of basic tasks but may not suit more extensive, memory-intensive operations.
In summary, Gullo’s Hosting’s Finland VPS is a solid choice for those requiring a cost-effective solution for lightweight applications. It delivers reliable and fast performance for basic tasks and browsing, though it would struggle with anything demanding more memory without some upgrades or optimizations.
Official Website: https://hosting.gullo.me
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