LunaNode Canada Toronto Compute-Optimized Virtual Machine Test and Review
In this review, we’re checking out the LunaNode Canada Toronto Compute-Optimized Virtual Machine. An Intel Core Processor powers it with 2 CPU cores and has a hefty 10 GB of RAM. Besides that, you’re getting 200 GB of SSD storage for all your files, a super-fast 1 Gbps internet port, a generous 5 TB traffic allowance, and an IPv4 and IPv6 address.
We’re going to test this server thoroughly across several fronts. First, we’ll use the Basic, Yabs, and Unix Benchmarks to see how it performs on basic metrics. Then, we’ll dive into network performance with the Global Node Test and check its response times with the Global Ping Test.
Next, we’ll check how well it can access different media with the Media Unlock Test and evaluate its connection quality with the CloudFlare Internet Test. We’ll also check out how it does with web performance using tools like PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix. By the end of our detailed exploration, you’ll know exactly what this server can do.
About LunaNode
LunaNode is a Canadian-based hosting provider accepting Bitcoin payments and requires no personal identification except for phone number verification. It is a cloud virtualization platform featuring rapid virtual machine deployment, hourly billing, snapshotting capabilities, an API for automation, and more.
LunaNode offers a service called Luna Node Dynamic, which allows you to destroy your virtual machine anytime and only pay for the hours used. The service is prepaid, and payments can be made via credit card, Paypal, Bitcoin, or Interac e-Transfer.
One of the key features of LunaNode is its custom images. You can submit a URL (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc.), and the system will download your ISO image or qcow2 template. Once downloaded, you can provision new virtual machines with the custom operating system.
Another feature is live snapshotting. You can hit a button to snapshot your virtual machine, and the current state of the disk image will be saved. You can then use it to restore your virtual machine to a previously saved state or to provision more machines.
LunaNode also offers volumes. You can create arbitrary-sized block devices (volumes) and attach/detach them to virtual machine instances on the fly. Volumes are stored on a fault-tolerant Ceph RBD cluster.
Official Website: https://www.LunaNode.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2599.984 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Enabled
Total Disk : 196.8 GB (1.5 GB Used)
Total Mem : 9.7 GB (81.9 MB Used)
Total Swap : 4.0 GB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 12 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.08, 0.11
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-14-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Online
Organization : AS174 Cogent Communications
Location : Toronto / CA
Region : Ontario
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 42.5 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 225 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 250 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 172.5 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 2670.40 Mbps 812.88 Mbps 1.22 ms
Los Angeles, US 1209.16 Mbps 533.65 Mbps 61.73 ms
Dallas, US 1845.52 Mbps 764.47 Mbps 33.72 ms
Montreal, CA 931.02 Mbps 690.98 Mbps 8.24 ms
Paris, FR 765.11 Mbps 775.51 Mbps 99.80 ms
Amsterdam, NL 855.14 Mbps 485.84 Mbps 88.44 ms
Shanghai, CN 309.69 Mbps 448.32 Mbps 211.08 ms
Hongkong, CN 368.87 Mbps 434.23 Mbps 215.48 ms
Singapore, SG 408.11 Mbps 481.20 Mbps 198.66 ms
Tokyo, JP 489.42 Mbps 477.34 Mbps 164.69 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 8 sec
Timestamp : 2023-09-18 08:59:02 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 20 minutes
Processor : Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU cores : 2 @ 2599.984 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 9.7 GiB
Swap : 4.0 GiB
Disk : 196.8 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-14-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Cogent Communications
ASN : AS174 Cogent Communications
Host : Lunanode Hosting Inc.
Location : Woodstock, Ontario (ON)
Country : Canada
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 242.43 MB/s (60.6k) | 2.12 GB/s (33.1k)
Write | 243.07 MB/s (60.7k) | 2.13 GB/s (33.3k)
Total | 485.50 MB/s (121.3k) | 4.25 GB/s (66.4k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 469.08 MB/s (916) | 361.19 MB/s (352)
Write | 494.01 MB/s (964) | 385.25 MB/s (376)
Total | 963.10 MB/s (1.8k) | 746.44 MB/s (728)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 45.5 Mbits/sec | 71.0 Mbits/sec | 88.0 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.37 Gbits/sec | 377 Mbits/sec | 89.8 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 87.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 810 Mbits/sec | 239 Mbits/sec | 176 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 195 Mbits/sec | 358 Mbits/sec | 20.9 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 116 Mbits/sec | 233 Mbits/sec | 34.7 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 59.5 Mbits/sec | 127 Mbits/sec | 67.3 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 47.2 Mbits/sec | 71.2 Mbits/sec | 88.0 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.34 Gbits/sec | 378 Mbits/sec | 92.0 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 87.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 379 Mbits/sec | 1.43 Mbits/sec | 176 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | 483 Mbits/sec | 20.8 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 114 Mbits/sec | 281 Mbits/sec | 34.6 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 61.3 Mbits/sec | 108 Mbits/sec | 67.2 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 975
Multi Core | 1717
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/2651968
YABS completed in 16 min 13 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A score higher is better
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Benchmark Run: Mon Sep 18 2023 09:26:21 - 09:54:20
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 37780026.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7070.9 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3478.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 577778.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 153069.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1580812.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 810218.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 155280.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 7193.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 7435.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1749.7 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 461052.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 37780026.7 3237.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7070.9 1285.6
Execl Throughput 43.0 3478.5 809.0
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 577778.8 1459.0
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 153069.1 924.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1580812.0 2725.5
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 810218.1 651.3
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 155280.0 388.2
Process Creation 126.0 7193.5 570.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 7435.2 1753.6
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1749.7 2916.2
System Call Overhead 15000.0 461052.4 307.4
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1089.9
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Benchmark Run: Mon Sep 18 2023 09:54:20 - 10:22:22
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 74905529.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 14220.4 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 6402.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 979417.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 257896.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2771780.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1605043.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 340805.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 15824.2 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 13913.7 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1955.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 881762.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 74905529.4 6418.6
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 14220.4 2585.5
Execl Throughput 43.0 6402.0 1488.8
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 979417.1 2473.3
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 257896.1 1558.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2771780.0 4778.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1605043.8 1290.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 340805.6 852.0
Process Creation 126.0 15824.2 1255.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 13913.7 3281.5
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1955.3 3258.9
System Call Overhead 15000.0 881762.0 587.8
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1993.9
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Test IP: 172.81.176.57
Test Download: http://toronto-test.lunanode.com/100MB.test
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 79.62 MiB/s | 636.94 Mbps | ping 1.687ms
Gdrive : 45.35 MiB/s | 362.81 Mbps | ping 1.962ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 27.34 MiB/s | 218.73 Mbps | ping 19.310ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 13.96 MiB/s | 111.71 Mbps | ping 56.646ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 58.89 MiB/s | 471.14 Mbps | ping 21.105ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 33.91 MiB/s | 271.28 Mbps | ping 60.823ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 61.20 MiB/s | 489.60 Mbps | ping 34.685ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 32.80 MiB/s | 262.38 Mbps | ping 65.630ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 48.58 MiB/s | 388.66 Mbps | ping 19.562ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 48.63 MiB/s | 389.06 Mbps | ping 30.628ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 26.46 MiB/s | 211.64 Mbps | ping 82.434ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 41.79 KiB/s | 0.33 Mbps | ping 94.451ms
Hetzner, Germany : 1.63 MiB/s | 13.03 Mbps | ping 99.369ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 25.06 MiB/s | 200.46 Mbps | ping 89.101ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 26.13 MiB/s | 209.04 Mbps | ping 86.323ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 450 B/s | N/A | ping 104.596ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 440 B/s | N/A | ping 94.955ms
Online, France : 11.07 MiB/s | 88.53 Mbps | ping 89.827ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 452 B/s | N/A | ping 117.096ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 4.96 MiB/s | 39.66 Mbps | ping 303.811ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 326 B/s | N/A | ping 230.194ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 4.69 MiB/s | 37.55 Mbps | ping 126.671ms
Prima, Argentina : 349.56 KiB/s | 2.73 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 309.71 KiB/s | 2.42 Mbps | ping 244.505ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 7.71 MiB/s | 61.70 Mbps | ping 169.211ms
Linode, Singapore : 2.43 MiB/s | 19.40 Mbps | ping 285.866ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 10.65 MiB/s | 85.17 Mbps | ping 169.262ms
Benchmark finished in 101 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 170.75.160.188, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 170.75.160.188 – ARIN /20 AS174 COGENT – Canada, Ontario, Woodstock
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Mon Sep 18 09:21:37 UTC 2023
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Lunanode Hosting Inc. (170.75.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: CA)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Yes (Region: CA)
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: CA)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: CA
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Washington DC
Netflix Preferred CDN: Washington DC
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: CAD
ChatGPT: Yes
=======================================
** Checking Results Under IPv6
--------------------------------
** Your Network Provider: Cogent Communications (2602:ffb6:4:*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: Yes (Region: CA)
Disney+: Yes (Region: CA)
Netflix: Yes (Region: CA)
YouTube Premium: No
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Chicago, IL
Netflix Preferred CDN: Washington DC
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
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Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Sign Up for LunaNode
Here’s how to initiate your journey with LunaNode:
1. Account Creation: Start by creating an account on LunaNode. To sign up, [click here](#).
2. Fund Deposit: LunaNode functions on a prepaid model. After account set-up, you’re required to fund your LunaNode account. Payment methods include credit card, PayPal, Bitcoin, or Interac e-Transfer.
3. API Key Generation: For users intending to utilize the BTCpay server with LunaNode, creating a new API key is necessary.
4. LunaNode BTCpay Launch: With your preparations complete, you’re ready to launch BTCpay on LunaNode.
5. Deployment of a Virtual Machine: Experience the convenience of speedy virtual machine deployment, offered with hourly billing, by choosing the virtual machine that best suits your needs.
6. Service Management: LunaNode equips you with a robust control panel and API to manage your services efficiently.
Additionally, LunaNode is courteous enough to offer new customers a $20 free trial. Please note that this credit is valid for two months.
For more comprehensive instructions, visit this [Medium guide](#), explaining the process of launching the BTCpay server with LunaNode in detail.
Admin Control Panel
LunaNode offers an intuitive user interface designed for efficiency and simplicity. The website is easily navigable, empowering you to find what you require at a glance. As for server operations, LunaNode prioritizes quick and effortless procedures.
Setting up servers is a breeze, thanks to LunaNode’s proprietary dynamic control panel. This all-encompassing platform allows you to supervise all aspects of your cloud server with finesse. The control panel hosts an array of distinct features, including:
- Rapid Virtual Machine Deployment: Launch your virtual machines expediently using the control panel.
- Snapshotting Capabilities: The real-time snapshot feature lets you capture and save the current state of your disk image.
- API for Automation: LunaNode’s robust API facilitates automatic server management.
- Custom Images: Supply a URL to download your ISO image or qcow2 template. Once available, you can use these custom operating system images to provision new virtual machines.
- Volumes: Create and manage arbitrary-sized block devices (volumes) on-demand and attach/detach them to virtual machine instances as needed.
- High-Availability: In the event of a hardware failure causing a compute node to go down, virtual machines on that node with the root partition stored on a volume will be automatically transferred to another node.
- Floating IP Addresses: LunaNode accommodates floating IP addresses, effortlessly transferring external IP addresses between VMs.
- Tenant Networks: Experience isolated networking between your instances with LunaNode’s tenant networks.
LunaNode’s Admin Control Panel, enriched with these features, emerges as a potent instrument for optimized cloud infrastructure management.
Server Pricing
LunaNode offers a variety of pricing options depending on the type of virtual machine you choose: General Purpose Virtual Machines, Memory-Optimized Virtual Machines, Compute-Optimized Virtual Machines.
Additional costs include block and snapshot storage at $0.03/mo per GB and additional bandwidth at $0.003/mo per GB. Each plan includes a single IP address, and up to three additional IP addresses can be added at $1/mo per IP.
Official Website: https://www.LunaNode.com
Cloud Infrastructure
LunaNode’s cloud infrastructure is designed to allow flexible deployment of virtual machines and block storage at significantly lower prices than its competitors. They offer per-hour billing, meaning you only pay for the capacity you use.
They offer different plan tiers to satisfy virtually any workload. These include General-Purpose, Memory-Optimized, and Compute-Optimized plans. Virtual machines can be deployed on ultra-fast local SSD disks or highly reliable Volumes utilizing distributed block storage.
They also provide a feature called “Shelving,” which saves you money by reducing costs for unused VMs. Once a VM is shelved, you only pay for IP addresses and storage.
LunaNode uses Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 in Toronto and Xeon E5-2660 v3 in Montreal and Roubaix. They provide templates for many operating systems, including Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora, and FreeBSD.
Regarding networking, external IP addresses can be transferred between VMs without any required network configuration changes. VMs in the same region can communicate with each other over their 10gbps internal network. They also offer load balancers that distribute TCP, HTTP, or HTTPS traffic between multiple virtual machines.
LunaNode is available in Canada (Toronto and Montreal) and France (Roubaix), and you can easily migrate VMs, volumes, and snapshots between regions.
Payments
LunaNode offers a prepaid service, and payments can be made via several methods:
- Credit Card: You can use your credit card to deposit funds into your LunaNode account.
- PayPal: PayPal is another payment option.
- Bitcoin: LunaNode also accepts Bitcoin payments.
- Interac e-Transfer: If you’re in Canada, you can use Interac e-Transfer to deposit funds.
Please note that LunaNode requires no personal identification except for phone number verification. Also, remember that LunaNode offers a [$20 free trial] for new customers. This credit expires after two months. Existing customers who have spent at least $10 get $10 free credit, which doesn’t expire.
Customer Support
LunaNode provides customer support that is available to solve customer issues and queries. You can contact their customer support via call, email, or ticket system. The response time is usually pretty quick, but it can vary based on your type of query and its priority status.
However, the quality of customer service seems to have mixed reviews. Some customers have praised LunaNode for their good response times and helpful support, while others have had less positive experiences. As with any service, individual experiences can vary. Contact customer support with any questions or concerns before deciding is always a good idea.
Conclusion
The Basic Benchmark demonstrated that the LunaNode server maintained robust I/O speeds, averaging 172.5 MB/s. The server showcased impressive performance across various global locations, with an extensive data transfer range between 309.69 Mbps and 2670.40 Mbps, indicating the robust nature of LunaNode’s network infrastructure.
The Yabs Performance Bench showcased a respectable mixed R/W performance, with a peak total IOPS of 66.4k at 4k blocksize and a maximum speed of 963.10 MB/s at 512k blocksize. These results evidence LunaNode’s solid storage performance.
The Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test results of 975 (single-core) and 1717 (multi-core) further indicate the server’s capability to handle diverse computing scenarios.
Our review also incorporated the UnixBench tests, which consecutively deployed one and two parallel tests. With scores of 1089.9 and 1993.9 for the System Benchmarks Index, respectively, LunaNode demonstrated a formidable performance that shows it’s well-tailored to handle numerous tasks concurrently.
In conclusion, in the benchmark tests, LunaNode’s Canada Toronto Compute-Optimized Virtual Machine is portrayed as an exceedingly reliable and high-performing server solution. It is a powerful asset for resource-intensive applications because it has impressive I/O speeds, robust network abilities, exceptional storage, and computing performance.
Official Website: https://www.LunaNode.com
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