LightNode United Arab Emirates Dubai BGP NetWorking VPS Hosting Test and Review
Experience the LightNode UAE Dubai Shared vCPU Cloud Instance for seamless deployment of your blog or forum. Developers can effortlessly set up their desired platforms with LightNode’s support for application mirrors like WordPress, ensuring a quick and hassle-free launch.
Powered by the advanced QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ Processor, this cloud instance boasts 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB Disk capacity, BGP Networking, 2 TB Transfer, and 1x IPv4. With optimized international routing, users can enjoy efficient access, although China-based users may experience slightly higher latency.
LightNode offers flexible configurations at cost-effective prices, allowing you to create robust websites and applications for your customers while keeping your expenses in check. Benefit from the power and affordability that sets LightNode apart from other hosting providers.
About LightNode
LightNode is a leading VPS hosting company, catering to both beginners and professionals seeking a powerful platform to create and manage their websites. With over two decades of experience since its establishment in 2002, LightNode has built a strong reputation in the industry. Headquartered in Hong Kong, China, the company offers a wide range of robust features and options to meet the diverse needs of its users.
LightNode’s VPS hosting solutions provide users with reliable and secure access control, enabling them to manage their websites with ease. Additionally, the platform offers FTP support, both managed and unmanaged hosting options, multi-server management capabilities, and the convenience of one-click app installations. With root access privileges, users have complete control over their virtual servers.
To enhance performance, LightNode incorporates SSD storage, delivering faster data retrieval and improved overall server responsiveness. The platform also supports the uploading of custom ISOs, allowing users to customize their server environments according to their specific requirements.
One of the standout features of LightNode is its global reach with more than 24 locations available around the globe including many exotic locations like Manila, Dubai, Riyadh, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Dhaka, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg etc. Additionally, LightNode offers hourly billing for its VPS servers allowing for flexible use. Pricing starts at $7.70 per month and multiple payment methods are accepted including PayPal and Credit Card.
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 (93.6 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 15 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 : Dubai / AE
Region : Dubai
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 223 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 306 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 302 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 277.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 51.84 Mbps 48.97 Mbps 0.42 ms
Los Angeles, US 48.47 Mbps 54.11 Mbps 266.72 ms
Dallas, US 54.78 Mbps 51.49 Mbps 235.10 ms
Montreal, CA 51.58 Mbps 48.68 Mbps 206.54 ms
Paris, FR 50.82 Mbps 35.54 Mbps 119.85 ms
Amsterdam, NL 52.18 Mbps 49.29 Mbps 129.39 ms
Shanghai, CN 53.52 Mbps 50.69 Mbps 252.20 ms
Nanjing, CN 52.69 Mbps 49.97 Mbps 166.64 ms
Guangzhou, CN 31.11 Mbps 18.31 Mbps 176.71 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.74 Mbps 4.86 Mbps 128.38 ms
Singapore, SG 50.08 Mbps 49.76 Mbps 82.55 ms
Tokyo, JP 52.29 Mbps 49.99 Mbps 179.37 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 47 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-15 18:39:16 CST
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 38.54.8.86
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
ASN : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Host : Lightnode-UAE
Location : Dubai, Dubai (DU)
Country : United Arab Emirates
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 133.32 MB/s (33.3k) | 1.06 GB/s (16.5k)
Write | 133.67 MB/s (33.4k) | 1.06 GB/s (16.6k)
Total | 266.99 MB/s (66.7k) | 2.12 GB/s (33.2k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.36 GB/s (2.6k) | 1.42 GB/s (1.3k)
Write | 1.43 GB/s (2.7k) | 1.51 GB/s (1.4k)
Total | 2.79 GB/s (5.4k) | 2.94 GB/s (2.8k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | 47.1 Mbits/sec | --
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 104 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 45.9 Mbits/sec | 104 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 44.9 Mbits/sec | 206 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | 26.7 Mbits/sec | 203 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | busy | busy | 210 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | busy | 42.6 Mbits/sec | 251 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 406
Multi Core | 1320
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1604804
YABS completed in 31 min 57 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 4.31 MiB/s | 34.47 Mbps | ping 125.212ms
Gdrive : 2.12 MiB/s | 16.96 Mbps | ping 112.181ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 1.50 MiB/s | 11.99 Mbps | ping 178.379ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 1.26 MiB/s | 10.12 Mbps | ping 256.944ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 223.73 KiB/s | 1.75 Mbps | ping 193.474ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 2.09 MiB/s | 16.76 Mbps | ping 254.707ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 2.46 MiB/s | 19.65 Mbps | ping 217.801ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 2.09 MiB/s | 16.75 Mbps | ping 242.080ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 1.32 MiB/s | 10.53 Mbps | ping 181.851ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 262.162ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 782.42 KiB/s | 6.11 Mbps | ping 110.823ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 1.16 MiB/s | 9.27 Mbps | ping 98.969ms
Hetzner, Germany : 187.97 KiB/s | 1.47 Mbps | ping 105.150ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 1.11 MiB/s | 8.91 Mbps | ping 116.858ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 807.53 KiB/s | 6.31 Mbps | ping 111.878ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 71 B/s | N/A | ping 130.220ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 77 B/s | N/A | ping 98.856ms
Online, France : 1.89 MiB/s | 15.08 Mbps | ping 104.361ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 64 B/s | N/A | ping 118.489ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 52.00 KiB/s | 0.41 Mbps | ping 279.128ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 66 B/s | N/A | ping 351.538ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 1.41 MiB/s | 11.25 Mbps | ping 134.085ms
Prima, Argentina : 21.14 KiB/s | 0.17 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 226.26 KiB/s | 1.77 Mbps | ping 200.415ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 1.32 MiB/s | 10.57 Mbps | ping 324.599ms
Linode, Singapore : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 194.059ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 2.89 MiB/s | 23.14 Mbps | ping 173.695ms
Benchmark finished in 202 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: Available For [Disney+ AE] Soon
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: HK)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: AE)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: SG
Viu.com: Yes (Region: AE)
YouTube CDN: Muscat
Netflix Preferred CDN: Associated with [] in [Al-Fujairah]
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: AED
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
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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: No
TLC GO: No
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
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+: Failed (Network Connection)
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
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==============[ Oceania ]==============
NBA TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Yes
SHOWTIME: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Funimation: No
Paramount+: No
---AU---
Stan: Yes
Binge: Failed (Unexpected Result: 302)
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
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==============[ 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 38.54.76.213, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 38.54.76.213 – ARIN /24 AS138915 KAOPU-HK Kaopu – United Arab Emirates, Dubai
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
LightNode’s admin control panel is a comprehensive and user-friendly solution that empowers developers in managing and monitoring their instances effortlessly. With a focus on user convenience, the control panel offers a variety of powerful features, starting with server configuration customization. This feature allows developers to tailor their instance infrastructure precisely according to their unique requirements.
Moreover, the control panel provides robust monitoring tools that ensure users have access to real-time network statistics and the ability to diagnose and address any issues promptly. This proactive approach enables developers to maintain optimal performance and keep their websites and applications running smoothly.
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
With a focus on customer satisfaction, LightNode provides exceptional technical support and assistance. Their knowledgeable team is available to address any concerns or issues that may arise during the hosting process, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free experience for users.
In conclusion, LightNode stands out as a reliable and feature-rich VPS hosting provider, offering a comprehensive set of tools and resources for users to create and manage their websites effectively. With a wide range of options, top-notch support, and a track record of success, LightNode is a trusted choice for individuals and businesses alike.
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com