LightNode Thailand Bangkok BGP NetWorking VPS Hosting Test and Review
LightNode Thailand Bangkok Shared vCPU Cloud Instance is a powerful testing tool designed to help developers launch their blogs or forums quickly. Additionally, LightNode supports popular application mirrors such as WordPress, allowing for a seamless deployment experience.
Featuring QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ Processor technology, this cloud instance offers 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB Disk, BGP Networking, 2 TB Transfer, and 1x IPv4. The networking setup optimized for international routes can slightly increase latency when accessing the instance from China.
With flexible configuration options and affordable pricing, you can create robust websites and applications for your customers at a lower cost compared to other hosting providers.
About LightNode
LightNode is a VPS hosting provider that offers a variety of features and services for both beginners and professionals looking to create and manage their own websites. They have many exotic locations like Manila, Dubai, Riyadh, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Dhaka, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, etc. Also, they make hourly servers.
They offer a variety of VPS plans with different configurations and prices. For example, their VPS plan with 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 50GB storage, and 2000GB network costs $7.71 per month. It’s worth noting that LightNode’s pricing is generally lower than its competitors by about 10-20%.
LightNode offers a simple control panel that makes it easy to manage your VPS and deploy web applications. They also offer hourly billing which allows for flexible use of their VPS servers. You can easily buy a VPS instance through multiple payment methods such as PayPal and Credit Card.
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2499.996 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 (82.5 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 6 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.02, 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 : Bangkok / TH
Region : Bangkok
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 150 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 163 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 173 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 162.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 102.18 Mbps 97.92 Mbps 1.02 ms
Los Angeles, US 100.98 Mbps 100.69 Mbps 215.80 ms
Dallas, US 101.90 Mbps 100.41 Mbps 242.95 ms
Montreal, CA 106.42 Mbps 99.47 Mbps 282.88 ms
Paris, FR 103.39 Mbps 100.84 Mbps 251.82 ms
Amsterdam, NL 102.05 Mbps 98.43 Mbps 182.77 ms
Shanghai, CN 17.81 Mbps 90.39 Mbps 390.07 ms
Nanjing, CN 97.67 Mbps 103.98 Mbps 331.29 ms
Guangzhou, CN 54.62 Mbps 22.41 Mbps 348.12 ms
Singapore, SG 100.77 Mbps 98.10 Mbps 25.28 ms
Tokyo, JP 102.63 Mbps 99.50 Mbps 95.35 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 18 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-15 08:27:56 CST
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 38.54.117.239
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
ASN : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Host : LightNode-TH
Location : Bangkok, Bangkok (10)
Country : Thailand
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 224.45 MB/s (56.1k) | 1.37 GB/s (21.4k)
Write | 225.04 MB/s (56.2k) | 1.38 GB/s (21.5k)
Total | 449.50 MB/s (112.3k) | 2.75 GB/s (43.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.57 GB/s (3.0k) | 1.64 GB/s (1.6k)
Write | 1.65 GB/s (3.2k) | 1.75 GB/s (1.7k)
Total | 3.22 GB/s (6.3k) | 3.40 GB/s (3.3k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | busy | 253 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 175 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 89.4 Mbits/sec | 192 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 73.8 Mbits/sec | 202 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | busy | 264 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 86.1 Mbits/sec | 56.5 Mbits/sec | 229 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 87.3 Mbits/sec | busy | 206 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 550
Multi Core | 1760
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1600429
YABS completed in 15 min 33 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 11.29 MiB/s | 90.28 Mbps | ping 24.873ms
Gdrive : 7.94 MiB/s | 63.55 Mbps | ping 33.743ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 386.08 KiB/s | 3.02 Mbps | ping 291.149ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 1.84 MiB/s | 14.74 Mbps | ping 192.446ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 230.45 KiB/s | 1.80 Mbps | ping 294.103ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 5.07 MiB/s | 40.60 Mbps | ping 242.487ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 5.19 MiB/s | 41.52 Mbps | ping 241.191ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 5.77 MiB/s | 46.17 Mbps | ping 215.942ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 1.53 MiB/s | 12.25 Mbps | ping 268.164ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 1.14 MiB/s | 9.14 Mbps | ping 251.886ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 6.82 MiB/s | 54.57 Mbps | ping 185.617ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 4.94 MiB/s | 39.54 Mbps | ping 176.936ms
Hetzner, Germany : 3.50 MiB/s | 28.01 Mbps | ping 180.685ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 1.71 MiB/s | 13.66 Mbps | ping 260.124ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 6.43 MiB/s | 51.44 Mbps | ping 190.216ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 216 B/s | N/A | ping 282.376ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 188 B/s | N/A | ping 274.736ms
Online, France : 5.81 MiB/s | 46.45 Mbps | ping 175.155ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 210 B/s | N/A | ping 264.801ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 8.40 MiB/s | 67.17 Mbps | ping 116.810ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 64 B/s | N/A | ping 140.517ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 2.43 MiB/s | 19.46 Mbps | ping 207.586ms
Prima, Argentina : 92.55 KiB/s | 0.72 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 10.77 MiB/s | 86.13 Mbps | ping 25.908ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 7.65 MiB/s | 61.16 Mbps | ping 92.615ms
Linode, Singapore : 11.15 MiB/s | 89.22 Mbps | ping 25.120ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 8.30 MiB/s | 66.38 Mbps | ping 113.192ms
Benchmark finished in 136 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: US)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: SG)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: TH
Viu.com: Yes (Region: TH)
YouTube CDN: Singapore
Netflix Preferred CDN: Associated with [True Online] in [Bangkok ]
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: THB
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: Yes (Region: TH)
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: Yes (Region: TH)
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: No
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===============[ Japan ]===============
DMM: Yes
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: Yes
TLC GO: No
HBO Max: Yes
Shudder: No
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: Yes
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: Yes
Popcornflix: No
Crunchyroll: Yes
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: Yes
DirecTV Go: Yes (Region: REGISTRARSE)
Funimation: No
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===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Yes
Funimation: No
SkyShowTime: No
HBO Max: Yes
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: No
Sky: No
ZDF: No
---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: Yes
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 38.60.200.118, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 38.60.200.118 – ARIN /24 AS138915 KAOPU-HK Kaopu – Thailand, Bangkok
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Lightnode’s powerful admin control panel is tailored to provide an effortless experience for users to manage and monitor their instances and settings with ease. One of its primary features is server configuration, enabling developers to customize their blockchain infrastructure according to their requirements.
Moreover, the admin control panel is equipped with advanced monitoring tools that allow users to track network statistics, prevent potential downtime, and diagnose issues in real time.
In addition to its core functionality, the admin control panel includes essential features such as firewall access controls for added security, streamlined support ticket management, and comprehensive financial and user profile management capabilities. With this tool, users can easily control their virtual environment and have access to complete control over their blockchain infrastructure.
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
Users have reported satisfaction with LightNode’s services. One user reported that they bought 3 Thai VPS last month for VPN and found them to be stable. They also appreciated the simple control panel which made it easy to manage their VPS and quickly solve any issues that arose during the building process.
In conclusion, LightNode is a reliable and fast VPS provider with a variety of features and services that cater to both beginners and professionals looking to create and manage their own websites.
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com