LightNode Philippines Manila BGP NetWorking VPS Hosting Test and Review
This test is conducted on the LightNode Philippines Manila Shared vCPU Cloud Instance, an excellent hosting solution for developers who want to quickly launch a blog or forum. LightNode offers support for application mirrors like WordPress, making it effortless to deploy your chosen blog or forum software.
The hosting platform is powered by the reliable and high-performance QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ Processor. It provides 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, and 50 GB Disk capacity, giving you ample resources for managing and expanding your websites or applications. The BGP Networking feature ensures optimized international user access, although there might be slightly higher latency for users in China.
Notably, LightNode offers a flexible configuration at a low price, allowing you to create robust websites and applications for your customers at a lower cost compared to other hosting providers. It’s a cost-effective solution that doesn’t compromise performance or reliability.
About LightNode
LightNode is a VPS hosting provider that offers fast and reliable services. They have many exotic locations like Manila, Dubai, Riyadh, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Dhaka, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, etc., and also make hourly servers. Their VPS server can be used flexibly with hourly billing and can be easily purchased using multiple payment methods such as PayPal or Credit Card.
Some other features of LightNode include hourly, monthly, and annual billing methods, a 5% discount when you switch to lightnode.com, and a promo where you can get an extra $5-20 on your first recharge. They have many VPS data centers with 33 locations and support changing IPs for free. They also support Node Windows VPS and use KVM virtualization technology.
LightNode offers a range of pricing options for their VPS hosting plans. For example, their Entry plan includes 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD storage, and 1000 GB flow for $7.7 per month or $0.01 per hour. Their Basic plan includes 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD storage, and 2000 GB flow for $14.7 per month or $0.02 per hour. Their Advanced plan includes 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD storage, and 3000 GB flow for $34.6 per month or $0.05 per hour. In addition to these plans, LightNode also allows you to configure your own VPS according to your needs.
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2299.998 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 (89.9 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 6 min
Load average : 0.04, 0.03, 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 : Manila / PH
Region : Metro Manila
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 229 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 327 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 300 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 285.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 102.12 Mbps 97.81 Mbps 0.60 ms
Los Angeles, US 104.73 Mbps 0.85 Mbps 149.82 ms
Dallas, US 111.96 Mbps 97.77 Mbps 181.38 ms
Montreal, CA 102.51 Mbps 12.74 Mbps 218.96 ms
Paris, FR 104.76 Mbps 101.11 Mbps 181.78 ms
Amsterdam, NL 103.37 Mbps 100.39 Mbps 207.31 ms
Shanghai, CN 0.47 Mbps 101.39 Mbps 99.96 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.95 Mbps 4.86 Mbps 66.64 ms
Singapore, SG 101.14 Mbps 98.39 Mbps 29.54 ms
Tokyo, JP 102.18 Mbps 99.52 Mbps 59.01 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 38 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-15 17:32:45 CST
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 38.54.37.103
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
ASN : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Host : Lightnode-PH
Location : Manila, Metro Manila (00)
Country : Philippines
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 233.09 MB/s (58.2k) | 985.23 MB/s (15.3k)
Write | 233.71 MB/s (58.4k) | 990.41 MB/s (15.4k)
Total | 466.81 MB/s (116.7k) | 1.97 GB/s (30.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 372.72 MB/s (727) | 1.13 GB/s (1.1k)
Write | 392.52 MB/s (766) | 1.20 GB/s (1.1k)
Total | 765.24 MB/s (1.4k) | 2.33 GB/s (2.2k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 81.8 Mbits/sec | 54.1 Mbits/sec | 227 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | 55.8 Mbits/sec | 253 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 86.4 Mbits/sec | 84.1 Mbits/sec | 246 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | busy | 248 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 84.2 Mbits/sec | 26.7 Mbits/sec | 221 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 85.3 Mbits/sec | 47.3 Mbits/sec | 244 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 87.9 Mbits/sec | 56.9 Mbits/sec | 242 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 565
Multi Core | 1756
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1604168
YABS completed in 18 min 21 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 11.10 MiB/s | 88.79 Mbps | ping 28.721ms
Gdrive : 7.66 MiB/s | 61.30 Mbps | ping 42.761ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 265.21 KiB/s | 2.07 Mbps | ping 304.139ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 591.11 KiB/s | 4.62 Mbps | ping 295.645ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 1.99 MiB/s | 15.93 Mbps | ping 218.485ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 5.93 MiB/s | 47.42 Mbps | ping 164.695ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 4.50 MiB/s | 36.00 Mbps | ping 192.058ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 124.00 KiB/s | 0.97 Mbps | ping 152.983ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 2.33 MiB/s | 18.63 Mbps | ping 221.621ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 4.28 MiB/s | 34.20 Mbps | ping 193.487ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 4.69 MiB/s | 37.54 Mbps | ping 190.715ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 2.02 MiB/s | 16.18 Mbps | ping 252.296ms
Hetzner, Germany : 263.99 KiB/s | 2.06 Mbps | ping 187.199ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 1.95 MiB/s | 15.56 Mbps | ping 245.025ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 4.97 MiB/s | 39.79 Mbps | ping 241.568ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 250 B/s | N/A | ping 208.883ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 220 B/s | N/A | ping 247.506ms
Online, France : 2.65 MiB/s | 21.18 Mbps | ping 252.851ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 205 B/s | N/A | ping 232.448ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 5.53 MiB/s | 44.26 Mbps | ping 162.134ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 139 B/s | N/A | ping 220.810ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 2.01 MiB/s | 16.10 Mbps | ping 226.224ms
Prima, Argentina : 99.39 KiB/s | 0.78 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 10.67 MiB/s | 85.35 Mbps | ping 29.438ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 10.50 MiB/s | 83.96 Mbps | ping 48.518ms
Linode, Singapore : 10.12 MiB/s | 80.97 Mbps | ping 30.013ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 10.56 MiB/s | 84.49 Mbps | ping 42.304ms
Benchmark finished in 134 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: Available For [Disney+ PH] Soon
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: PH)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: PH)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: PH
Viu.com: Yes (Region: PH)
YouTube CDN: Associated with [COMCLARK]
Netflix Preferred CDN: Associated with [Converge] in [Manila ]
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: PHP
ChatGPT: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Taiwan ]===============
KKTV: No
LiTV: No
MyVideo: No
4GTV.TV: No
LineTV.TW: No
Hami Video: No
CatchPlay+: No
HBO GO Asia: Yes (Region: PH)
Bahamut Anime: Failed (Network Connection)
Bilibili Taiwan Only: No
=======================================
=============[ Hong Kong ]=============
Now E: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Viu.TV: No
MyTVSuper: No
HBO GO Asia: Yes (Region: PH)
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: No
=======================================
===============[ 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
=======================================
===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: No
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: Yes
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] No
Epix: No
Starz: No
Philo: No
FXNOW: No
TLC GO: No
HBO Max: No
Shudder: No
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: No
CW TV: No
A&E TV: No
NBA TV: Yes
NBC TV: No
Fubo TV: Yes
Tubi TV: Yes
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
=======================================
===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: No
DirecTV Go: Yes (Region: REGISTRARSE)
Funimation: No
=======================================
===============[ 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: 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: 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
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! Global Ping Test
Query: ping 38.54.81.71, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 38.54.81.71 – ARIN /23 AS138915 KAOPU-HK Kaopu – Philippines, Metro Manila
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
LightNode’s admin control panel offers a user-friendly interface for efficient management and monitoring of Instances. Its server configuration feature empowers developers to customize their instance infrastructure according to their requirements, ensuring a tailored hosting environment.
Moreover, the admin control panel provides reliable monitoring tools for real-time tracking of network statistics, enabling users to promptly identify and resolve any issues that may arise.
In addition to server management, LightNode’s admin control panel includes essential features such as firewall access controls, support ticket management, and comprehensive financial and user profile management capabilities. These features enhance security, streamline support processes, and facilitate efficient administration of the hosting platform.
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
LightNode provides more than 20 VPS locations in the world with high-performance and global-quality cloud servers. They offer hourly and monthly billing with 100% KVM virtualization. They also support a broad spectrum of payment options, including Alipay.
According to reviews on HostAdvice and Trustpilot.com, LightNode’s VPS is a solid choice for those in need of a fast and stable server. Their support team is always responsive and helpful. One user on HostAdvice mentioned that they bought 3 Thai VPS last month for VPN and that it was so stable that it made them feel good. They also mentioned that LightNode provides a simple control panel which makes it easy to manage the VPS.
In conclusion, LightNode seems like a great option for those in need of a reliable and fast server with many exotic locations available around the globe. Their support team is always available and provides quick solutions to any issues that arise.
Official Website: https://www.lightnode.com
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