How to run a speed test from Linux

Need to check the upload / download speed of your VM or Cloud Server? You can run a simple speed test from either the console of your VM or directly by SSH using your preferred client such as putty.

Once you have CLI access just run the following command:

# curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest.py | python -

You should see an output similar to the following:

Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Viatel(80.93.26.1)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Digiweb (Dublin) [1.05 km]: 1.919 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 601.37 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed................................................................................................
Upload: 401.78 Mbit/s