LightNode Germany Frankfurt BGP NetWorking VPS Hosting Test and Review
In the LightNode Germany Frankfurt Shared vCPU Cloud Instance, developers can easily set up a blog or forum and quickly deploy applications like WordPress. This instance is powered by the QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ Processor and offers 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB Disk, BGP Networking, 2 TB Transfer, and 1x IPv4.
The networking setup is optimized for international routes to enhance accessibility for users overseas, although it may result in slightly higher latency to China.
LightNode’s flexible configuration and affordable pricing enable you to create robust websites and applications for your customers at a lower cost compared to other hosting providers.
About LightNode
LightNode is a highly-rated VPS hosting provider renowned for its fast and reliable services. They have an impressive range of exotic locations worldwide such as Manila, Dubai, Riyadh, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Dhaka, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, and more. Additionally, LightNode offers the convenience of hourly servers, allowing for flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Customers have expressed satisfaction with LightNode’s stable service and user-friendly control panel, which simplifies VPS management. Payments are made easy with multiple options available, including PayPal and Credit Cards.
Notable features of LightNode include hourly billing, unlimited bandwidth for VPS, no charges for server releases, and an extensive network of 33 exotic data centers. With support for Windows VPS and virtualization technology powered by KVM, LightNode ensures optimal performance.
LightNode pricing starts at $0. They do not have a free version and do not offer a free trial. To start using LightNode, you need to sign up for an account, recharge at least $10, and choose the configuration you want. Their pricing is generally 10-20% lower than their competitors.
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2494.222 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Disabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 50.0 GB (1.8 GB Used)
Total Mem : 7.8 GB (94.9 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 12 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.01, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-12-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Offline
Organization : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Location : Frankfurt am Main / DE
Region : Hesse
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 241 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 338 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 321 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 300.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 106.08 Mbps 97.99 Mbps 0.31 ms
Los Angeles, US 105.32 Mbps 102.99 Mbps 144.54 ms
Dallas, US 108.12 Mbps 101.58 Mbps 116.57 ms
Montreal, CA 100.57 Mbps 16.85 Mbps 95.80 ms
Paris, FR 100.92 Mbps 97.74 Mbps 10.85 ms
Amsterdam, NL 100.83 Mbps 97.61 Mbps 7.58 ms
Shanghai, CN 107.28 Mbps 101.06 Mbps 202.29 ms
Nanjing, CN 101.97 Mbps 103.96 Mbps 293.48 ms
Singapore, SG 106.73 Mbps 99.81 Mbps 153.96 ms
Tokyo, JP 102.97 Mbps 102.07 Mbps 220.92 ms
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Finished in : 4 min 47 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-16 09:49:20 CST
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 38.54.84.221
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
ASN : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Host : KaopuCloud-DE
Location : Frankfurt am Main, Hesse (HE)
Country : Germany
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 203.99 MB/s (50.9k) | 537.97 MB/s (8.4k)
Write | 204.53 MB/s (51.1k) | 540.80 MB/s (8.4k)
Total | 408.52 MB/s (102.1k) | 1.07 GB/s (16.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 599.96 MB/s (1.1k) | 1.51 GB/s (1.4k)
Write | 631.84 MB/s (1.2k) | 1.61 GB/s (1.5k)
Total | 1.23 GB/s (2.4k) | 3.13 GB/s (3.0k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 104 Mbits/sec | 97.8 Mbits/sec | 15.4 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 9.46 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 7.43 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 100 Mbits/sec | busy | 89.7 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 98.8 Mbits/sec | 95.8 Mbits/sec | 88.4 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 96.0 Mbits/sec | 92.8 Mbits/sec | 119 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 93.8 Mbits/sec | 82.2 Mbits/sec | 150 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 525
Multi Core | 1724
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1612328
YABS completed in 15 min 54 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 11.64 MiB/s | 93.13 Mbps | ping 0.563ms
Gdrive : 9.58 MiB/s | 76.67 Mbps | ping 5.623ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 5.53 MiB/s | 44.22 Mbps | ping 92.024ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 3.02 MiB/s | 24.13 Mbps | ping 153.150ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 4.32 MiB/s | 34.56 Mbps | ping 85.437ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 7.91 MiB/s | 63.25 Mbps | ping 143.539ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 8.45 MiB/s | 67.57 Mbps | ping 119.396ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 7.30 MiB/s | 58.42 Mbps | ping 146.442ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 9.56 MiB/s | 76.46 Mbps | ping 84.423ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 7.11 MiB/s | 56.88 Mbps | ping 100.280ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 11.44 MiB/s | 91.51 Mbps | ping 15.002ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 11.04 MiB/s | 88.35 Mbps | ping 1.646ms
Hetzner, Germany : 1.79 MiB/s | 14.28 Mbps | ping 3.859ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 11.53 MiB/s | 92.21 Mbps | ping 10.301ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 11.58 MiB/s | 92.60 Mbps | ping 7.538ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 3.23 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 24.824ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 9.66 KiB/s | 0.08 Mbps | ping 8.181ms
Online, France : 11.55 MiB/s | 92.44 Mbps | ping 10.291ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 4.27 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 10.095ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 4.76 MiB/s | 38.10 Mbps | ping 247.094ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 325 B/s | N/A | ping 293.603ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 10.45 MiB/s | 83.59 Mbps | ping 36.606ms
Prima, Argentina : 485.31 KiB/s | 3.79 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 3.27 MiB/s | 26.20 Mbps | ping 167.073ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 2.76 MiB/s | 22.12 Mbps | ping 244.780ms
Linode, Singapore : 6.49 MiB/s | 51.91 Mbps | ping 157.524ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 5.89 MiB/s | 47.11 Mbps | ping 216.618ms
Benchmark finished in 125 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: DE)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: DE)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: DE)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: DE
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Frankfurt
Netflix Preferred CDN: Frankfurt
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: EUR
ChatGPT: Yes
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==============[ Taiwan ]===============
KKTV: No
LiTV: No
MyVideo: No
4GTV.TV: No
LineTV.TW: No
Hami Video: No
CatchPlay+: No
HBO GO Asia: No
Bahamut Anime: Failed (Network Connection)
Bilibili Taiwan Only: No
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=============[ Hong Kong ]=============
Now E: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Viu.TV: No
MyTVSuper: No
HBO GO Asia: No
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: No
=======================================
===============[ Japan ]===============
DMM: Unsupported
DMM TV: No
Abema.TV: No
Niconico: No
music.jp: No
Telasa: No
Paravi: No
U-NEXT: No
Hulu Japan: No
TVer: Yes
GYAO!: Yes
WOWOW: No
VideoMarket: Failed (Unexpected Result: 404)
FOD(Fuji TV): No
Radiko: No
Karaoke@DAM: No
J:com On Demand: No
---Game---
Kancolle Japan: No
Pretty Derby Japan: No
Konosuba Fantastic Days: No
Princess Connect Re:Dive Japan: Yes
World Flipper Japan: Yes
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage: No
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===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: No
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: No
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] No
Epix: No
Starz: No
Philo: No
FXNOW: No
TLC GO: No
HBO Max: No
Shudder: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: No
CW TV: No
A&E TV: No
NBA TV: Yes
NBC TV: No
Fubo TV: Yes
Tubi TV: No
Sling TV: Yes
Pluto TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Yes
SHOWTIME: Yes
encoreTVB: No
Funimation: No
Discovery+: No
Paramount+: No
Peacock TV: No
Popcornflix: No
Crunchyroll: No
Directv Stream: No
KBS American: No
KOCOWA: No
Maths Spot: Failed (Network Connection)
---CA---
CBC Gem: No
Crave: Yes
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===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: No
DirecTV Go: Yes (Region: REGISTRARSE)
Funimation: No
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===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Yes
Funimation: No
SkyShowTime: No
HBO Max: No
Maths Spot: Failed (Network Connection)
---GB---
Sky Go: Yes
BritBox: Yes
ITV Hub: No
Channel 4: No
Channel 5: No
BBC iPLAYER: No
Discovery+ UK: No
---FR---
Salto: Failed (Network Connection)
Canal+: No
Molotov: No
---DE---
Joyn: Yes
Sky: No
ZDF: Yes
---NL---
NLZIET: Failed
videoland: Failed (Network Connection)
NPO Start Plus: No
---ES---
PANTAYA: Failed (Network Connection)
---IT---
Rai Play: Yes
---RU---
Amediateka: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Oceania ]==============
NBA TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Yes
SHOWTIME: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Funimation: No
Paramount+: No
---AU---
Stan: Yes
Binge: No
Docplay: No
7plus: No
Channel 9: No
Channel 10: No
ABC iView: No
Kayo Sports: No
Optus Sports: No
SBS on Demand: No
---NZ---
Neon TV: Yes
SkyGo NZ: No
ThreeNow: No
Maori TV: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Korean ]===============
Wavve: No
Tving: No
Coupang Play: No
Naver TV: No
Afreeca TV: Yes
KBS Domestic: No
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No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done!
Global Ping Test
Query: ping 38.54.13.44, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 38.54.13.44 – ARIN /23 AS138915 KAOPU-HK Kaopu – Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Deploying web applications is a breeze with LightNode’s simple panel, enabling users to quickly launch instances within minutes. Their secure and reliable global cloud infrastructure offers developers the perfect environment to swiftly set up blogs, forums, or application mirrors like WordPress.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com
Coupon
Newly registered users can get up to $20 as a bonus for the first recharge.
Conclusion
In conclusion, LightNode is a VPS hosting provider that offers fast and reliable services with many exotic locations and hourly servers. They have received positive reviews from customers for their stable service and simple control panel.
Some of the benefits of using LightNode include a stable and secure global cloud infrastructure, flexible configuration at a low price and support for application mirrors such as WordPress. However, some customers have reported issues with network speed and connectivity, as well as poor support. It’s always a good idea to read reviews from multiple sources before making a decision.
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com