VPS Testing & Benchmark Tools

Essential commands and utilities to test, benchmark, and optimize your VPS performance

Performance Benchmark Tools

Essential tools to test CPU, memory, and disk I/O performance

YABS (Yet Another Bench Script)

Comprehensive server benchmark - CPU, I/O, and network tests in one command

Most Popular
curl -sL yabs.sh | bash

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Geekbench 6

Industry-standard CPU and memory performance benchmark

curl -s https://cdn.geekbench.com/Geekbench-6.2.0-Linux.tar.gz | tar xz
./geekbench6

Results are uploaded to Geekbench Browser for easy comparison across different VPS providers.

ServerBench

Quick I/O and network latency test

wget -qO- bench.monster/speedtest.sh | bash

fio (Flexible I/O Tester)

Advanced disk I/O benchmark - essential for testing SSD and NVMe performance

apt install fio -y # Ubuntu/Debian
yum install fio -y # CentOS/RHEL
fio --name=seqread --rw=read --bs=1M --size=1G --numjobs=4

iperf3

Network bandwidth testing between servers

iperf3 -s
iperf3 -c <server-ip>

Network & Latency Testing

Tools to measure network performance, latency, and connectivity

ping

Basic latency test to check round-trip time

ping -c 5 google.com

mtr

Combined ping & traceroute with packet loss detection

mtr -rw 8.8.8.8

speedtest-cli

Internet bandwidth test (download/upload)

pip install speedtest-cli
speedtest-cli

traceroute

Trace network path and identify slow segments

traceroute example.com

curl

HTTP response time and header check

curl -I https://bestvpshosting.io

wget

Download speed test

wget -O /dev/null http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test100.zip

Tip: Test latency to your target region before choosing a VPS location. Lower latency = faster response times for your users!

System Information & Monitoring

Essential commands to check system resources and specifications

Command Function Example Output Action
top / htop Monitor CPU and memory usage live Real-time system resource monitor
free -h Show available memory Total/used/free RAM overview
df -h Check disk usage Disk space per mount point
lscpu CPU architecture info Core count, threads, model
lsblk List storage devices Attached disks and partitions
uname -a Kernel version OS and kernel details
uptime System uptime & load average Stability check

Security & Hardening Basics

Essential commands to secure and protect your VPS

Update System

Keep packages up-to-date for security patches

apt update && apt upgrade -y
yum update -y

Firewall Setup

Configure UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall)

ufw allow 22
ufw enable

SSH Key Setup

Secure login with SSH keys

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096

Fail2Ban

Protection from brute-force attacks

apt install fail2ban -y
systemctl enable fail2ban

Check Open Ports

List active ports and processes

ss -tuln

Disable Root Login

Prevent root SSH access

nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# Set: PermitRootLogin no

Advanced Developer Tools

Professional monitoring and load testing tools

Netdata

Real-time performance monitoring dashboard with beautiful web interface

bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)

Access via: http://your-server-ip:19999

Glances

Cross-platform system monitoring tool in terminal

pip install glances
glances

wrk

Modern HTTP benchmarking tool for load testing

wrk -t4 -c100 -d30s https://your-site.com

4 threads, 100 connections, 30 seconds

ApacheBench (ab)

Apache's benchmarking tool for HTTP servers

ab -n 1000 -c 100 https://site.com/

1000 requests, 100 concurrent

sysbench

Multi-purpose system performance benchmark

sysbench cpu --threads=4 run

iostat

CPU and I/O statistics monitoring

apt install sysstat -y
iostat -x 1

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